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The problem of readmissions of the mentally ill adults is widespread and it has continued over many years. It occurs in the people of all racial background and social economic groups.Chainama Hills Hospital in Zambia has not been spared from this phenomenon. Readmission of the mentally ill adults...

Acceptability of Antiretrovirals (ARVs) has been found to be associated with several factors. In this study we investigated the level of willingness among adults living in Chawama and factors likely to be associated with willingness to taking ARVs This was a cross sectional study. Only eligible...

HIV disclosure and nondisclosure may have positive and negative impact on HIV positive clients and their sexual partners, family, and friends but very little was known in Zambia on the types of disclosure and its determinants. This study sought to answer two research questions; what risks or...

Despite the high prevalence of breastfeeding (98%) in Zambia, the majority of infants are not fed in compliance with WHO/UNICEF recommendation. The recommendation calls for a period of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and introduction of complementary foods between six and nine months while...

Research relating to factors responsible for adherence in Zambia has been limited. Clinic records at Choma show that the defaulter rate is at 9.9% (CIDRZ, 2007). This cross sectional study looked at common adherence problems like: level of adherence, patient factors, treatment factors, substance...

Later in the 1990s, the Community Based Therapeutic Care (CTC) program was introduced first in emergency areas (refugee camps, disaster areas), and later expanded to other locations where severe malnutrition existed. The program has several components including Out-Patient Therapeutic Care...

This is a cross sectional study aimed at establishing prevalence and factors associated with casual sex engagement among military personnel in the Defence Force. The general objective of the study was to identify factors associated with casual sexual intercourse among military personnel so as to...

The main objectives of this study were to (i) to determine if educational level affect Uptake of exclusive breastfeeding among HIV positive postnatal mothers. (ii) to establish whether lack of decision making powers affect Uptake of exclusive breastfeeding among HIV positive postnatal mothers....

The study aimed at assessing the socio-economic impact of stroke in households in Livingstone district. A cross sectional study was conducted in Livingstone district to assess the socio-economic impact of stroke on households. A total of 50 households were conveniently selected from the...

This is a report of the study that was conducted at The University of Zambia (UNZA) main campus to explore the perceptions of male students towards male circumcision (MC) and its effectiveness as a complimentary method of HIV/AIDS prevention. It was an exploratory study that used both qualitative...