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Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease, caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae and is usually transmitted through water or food contaminated with faecal matter. This study assessed the environmental factors associated with endemic cholera in Lukanga Swamps from 2010 to January, 2018. This was a Time...

Background: Appropriate drug utilization has a huge contribution to global reduction in morbidity and mortality. While thousands of patients have been wrongly prescribed statins, others at high risk of cardiovascular accidents (CVA) have been deprived of treatment. According to the Adult...

Introduction Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is estimated to occur in (18%) of pregnant women in Africa despite universal supplementation programs being implemented since 2001, as recommended by the World Health Organisation. A lack of data on iron status and maternal factors associated with iron...

Worldwide the rates of infectious and non-infectious diseases in prisons is generally higher than that of the general population. Apart from the international guidelines, Zambia has developed local legal frameworks that deal with prisoners‟ health. Despite these provisions, the disease burden has...

Background: Caring for Mentally ill patients is a major task many Caregivers face globally. Many people have argued that caring for such a group of patients is followed with unique challenges. Despite the information about caring for patients suffering from mental illness, little information is...

Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent cause of hospital-acquired infections worldwide. The carriage of S. aureus among healthcare workers has been associated with transmission of the bacterium to susceptible patients. The aim of this study was to determine the carriage rate, antimicrobial...

The importance of regulating potassium and sodium levels is well recognized in most Intensive Care Units (ICU). Various institutions across the globe have found varying figures on the extent and causes of electrolytes derangements in ICUs. Some tertiary hospitals in Africa similar to the...

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a highly malignant clonal hematopoietic disease caused by both inherited and acquired genetic alterations. Current AML classification and prognostic systems incorporate genetic information but are limited to known abnormalities that have previously been identified...

Preterm birth is defined as childbirth occurring at less than 36 completed weeks or 259 days of gestation (World Health Organization, 2014). In most developing and resource limited countries such as Zambia, ultrasound estimation of fetal weight in most circumstances is not readily available for...

Over the last few decades, there has been little evidence of young people accessing information necessary for Sexual Reproductive Health decision-making. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has increasingly been on national health agendas of many countries, including Zambia. One of...