This study aimed at investigating the demographic and socio-economic factors associated with female infertility; its risk factors and treatment seeking behavior among infertile women in Lusaka urban district. Despite the existence of an extensive body of literature on psychological and medical...
Download PDF ↓Of the estimated 130 million infants born each year worldwide, 20 million are born with a birthweight below 2.5 kg referred to as low birth weight (LBW) and about 97 percent of these births are occurring in the developing countries. The prevalence of LBW results from a complex chain of...
Download PDF ↓Stunting is currently one of the prominent health and welfare problems among infants and young children in Zambia. Feeding practices have a bearing on the nutritional status of children. This study aimed to establish the association between feeding practices and stunting among children between 0...
Download PDF ↓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...
Download PDF ↓Background: Knowledge on treatment-as-prevention is envisioned as a motivation intervention for optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and attainment of viral load (VL) suppression. Thereby averting sexual transmission of new HIV infections. Hence, the study assessed knowledge on...
Download PDF ↓Infant mortality has declined world over, Zambia inclusive. This decline has been due to various interventions such as improvements in the medical realms (e.g. development of vaccines and immunizations) and programmes such as encouraging women to attend antenatal and postnatal care, practice of...
Download PDF ↓The experience of infertility can greatly affect the couple’s general health, marriage, family relationships, job performance and social interactions. Added to the emotional and physical toll exerted by infertility is the financial burden carried by some couples seeking treatment for their...
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