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This study investigated the safety of injection practices in immunization activities and factors that contribute to unsafe practices. The study was done by finding out the type of injection equipment available in the MCH department and immunization activities in particular, the knowledge that...

A bed census was carried out on 16th June 1998 in the University Teaching Hospital (UTH)wards to look into appropriate use of hospital beds. The main objectives of the study were to determine the extent of appropriate (Medically necessary) and inappropriate bed use and levels of care to patients...

The study looked at the associations of limestone dust and occurrence of respiratory conditions among the stone crushers in Lusaka, Zambia. There have been some reports that inhalation of limestone dust might cause respiratory conditions such as cough, phlegm production, breathlessness and chest...

Objective: To determine the extent to which orphans and foster parents know and make use of services aimed at mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS related orphanhood. Design: This was a population study involving randomly selected households with orphans in Kabwata constituency. Setting: the study...

Induced abortion poses a great public health concern especially when performed by unskilled health care providers. The study is comparing characteristics of women seeking termination of pregnancy (TOP) and those admitted for incomplete abortion. Understanding these characteristics of women in two...

OBJECTIVE: to determine the problems and the coping strategies of families living with individuals suffering from HIV/AIDS.DESIGN: Cross sectional study and Focus Group Discussion (FGD).SETTING Kasama urban and peri-urban in the Northern Province of Zambia.SUBJECTS: The subjects consisted of 106...

OBJECTIVE: The main objective of the study was to establish the determinants of knowledge on MTCT of HIV among pregnant women attending ANC in Ndola Urban District. DESIGN: This was a cross sectional study, which took an analytical approach. Using a Likert scale, two groups of women were...

Objective: To assess the utilization and determinants of Intermittent Presumptive Treatment of malaria by pregnant women in the rural and urban clinics of Lusaka Province. Study Design: A comparative cross-sectional study design was carried out among pregnant women in the rural and urban clinics...

The research contained in this document was done in order to identify the factors considered in the formula used for allocating financial resources in the Zambian health sector since implementation of the decentralization policy. The identified parameters were then compared to those obtained from...

Background: Death after an illness may be perceived as normal, especially after someone has sought care from institutions of care and they have done everything to save life and have failed, in Zambia, while others will die in hospital after such efforts have been made. Health Information System...