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In 2013, Zambia accepted the immediate operationalization of Option B+, a policy used to try and eliminate mother to child transmission. This policy requires all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women to initiate antiretroviral treatment for life regardless of CD4 count. However, not all...

Male latex condoms are 80–95 percent effective in preventing HIV and most STIs when used consistently and correctly. HIV/AIDS is the most dramatic epidemic of the century that has claimed more than 3 million deaths over two decades. Sub-Saharan Africa is heavily affected and accounts for nearly...

The quality of antenatal care (ANC) that pregnant women receive in Zambia continues to be poor despite several interventions. Research has shown that only 29% of women in Zambia receive high quality antenatal care. The quality of ANC a woman receives during pregnancy is crucial to both the child...

Stunting continues to be a major public health problem globally. Stunting is a manifestation of many factors including inadequate food intake and poor health conditions. However, poor quality nutritional diets during pregnancy, infancy and early childhood lead to inadequate nutrient intake. The...

Policy recommendations from governments and international organisations alike now explicitly support the integration of HIV and reproductive health service delivery, particularly family planning. There is recognition that integration is needed to support women‘s and men‘s reproductive health...

This study assessed the utilisation of Maternal Health Services from skilled personnel, as a „Continuum of Care‟ in Zambia between 1992 and 2014.The Continuum of Care for Maternal New-born and Child Health advocates for the continuous uptake of antenatal, birth and postnatal care services from...

This study is aimed at investigating the influence of the socio-demographic determinants on maternal mortality in Zambia drawing from an analysis of 2002 and 2007 demographic health survey data. A logistic regression was applied on both the 2002 and 2007 Zambia Demographic Health Survey data. The...

Men’s presence at antenatal care meetings has positive effect on the health of women during pregnancy and delivery (Iluyasu et al., 2010) which in turn will help to further reduce maternal and neonatal deaths. To this effect the Ministry of Health in Zambia has since embarked on a massive...

Fertility rate has declined in Zambia especially in urban areas. Contraceptive use has increased with the pill, injectables and male condom being the most widely used methods between 1992 and 2014. However, there is no evidence which clearly shows whether the use of these contraceptive methods...