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Common childhood illnesses remain a major challenge in developing countries. Therefore, acute response is vital to the survival of children below the age of five. Studies of healthcare seeking behavior in Zambia have barely explored the maternal factors associated with healthcare seeking behavior...

Quality population is a parameter for economic development. Inter alia, health determines the quality of a population. Evidently, attaining optimal health calls for collaboration between humans, animals, and environmental health professionals plus understanding the consequences of humans, animals...

Zambian children under age 5 continue to face multiple obstacles with respect to their survival and development. Specifically, beyond the neonatal period, Pneumonia, and Diarrhoea are leading contributors to the high under-5 mortality rate. While vaccinations have been introduced to counter these...

Background A birth certificate provides legal recognition of the identity of a child, and as such, birth registration in Zambia is compulsory. Data derived from birth registration is critical in health planning and research. Few births are registered despite being provided free of charge or at a...

Child marriage, also referred to as early marriage is an emerging economic and health concern across the world and remains a widespread problem especially in developing countries including Zambia. Early or child marriages recorded a national average of 42 percent in 2010 in Zambia and the...

The objectives of this study were (a) to ascertain the knowledge of Traditional Birth Attendants on pregnancy related obstetric complication. (b) To identify the sources of knowledge for the Traditional Birth Attendants on the obstetric complications and (c) to identify the Practices done by...