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The aim of the study was to explore barriers experienced by adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in accessing Directly Observed Therapy Short course in Ndola Urban district. A randomized cross section study of 198 patients on the TB register was conducted in Ndola urban. Data was collected using...

Tuberculosis has emerged as the most serious infectious disease in terms of morbidity and mortality in Sub-saharan Africa. The disease can be prevented from spreading and those who get infected can be cured if they are diagnosed and treatment is commenced early and taken for a sufficient length...

Rapid detection of the malaria parasite and early treatment of infection still remain the most important goals of disease management. This study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Paracheck Malaria Pfm a Zambian circumstance and its objective...

This study examined factors that lead to high incidence of HIV/AIDS infection among women in order to establish determinants that influence women' s protection from contracting HIV/AIDS infection. The exercise was done by investigating the subjects' level of awareness of the existence and...

Family planning programs have long been recognized for their importance in improving the health of women and children and in reducing population growth rates. However, Zambia like many other African countries has lagged behind other world regions in the adoption and expansion of family planning....

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Lusaka Province of Zambia to estimate brucellosis seroprevalence and identify associated risk factors. This study was done between January 2007 and February 2008 in commercial cattle farms in 3 districts of Lusaka Province (Kafue, Chongwe and Lusaka...

Misisi compound is a high density, low -income residential slum within the city of Lusaka. It has poor environmental health services, inadequate water supply and unhealthy housing. The poor environmental health and hygiene conditions expose children aged less than five years to various health...

User fees in Lusaka, Zambia, were introduced in government health care facilities, in August 1993, with the overall aim of providing Zambians with equity of access to cost effective quality health care as close to the family as possible. The introduction of user fees was based on the assumption...

The study reported in this dissertation assesses and determines the prevalence of sickness and injury in the Zambian industry from a micro level by taking Nakambala Sugar Estate as a case study. The study was a cross-sectional survey which targeted three main sources of data: firstly, the...

On a global scale, the majority of maternal deliveries occur in developing countries and Africa has the highest maternal mortality estimates by region. In Zambia, as is the situation in other developing countries, majority of births occur at home under unhygienic and unsafe conditions. These have...