Lumbar puncture (LP) acceptability is a problem at Arthur Davison Hospital, Ndola Central and Kitwe Central Hospitals, evident by a growing trend of lumbar puncture refusals over a four year period (2003-2006). Obtaining Cerebral Spinal Fluid by LP for microscopic examination is essential in the...
Download PDF ↓Lumbar puncture (LP) acceptability is a problem at Arthur Davison Hospital, Ndola Central and Kitwe Central Hospitals, evident by a growing trend of lumbar puncture refusals over a four year period (2003-2006). Obtaining Cerebral Spinal Fluid by LP for microscopic examination is essential in the...
Download PDF ↓The objective of the study was to identify barriers to accessing HIV services by TB patients who are co-infected with HIV in Lusaka District clinics. CIDRZ program monitoring data shows that 30% of TB patients refuse HIV testing and that 45% of HIV-positive TB patients identified through DCT do...
Download PDF ↓The objective of the study was to identify barriers to accessing HIV services by TB patients who are co-infected with HIV in Lusaka District clinics. CIDRZ program monitoring data shows that 30% of TB patients refuse HIV testing and that 45% of HIV-positive TB patients identified through DCT do...
Download PDF ↓The ideal situation is that HIV positive married individuals ought to use condoms throughout their sexual life in view of preventing themselves from HIV reinfection except when the couple opts to have a child. However, from the time the ART program was scaled up in various health centers in...
Download PDF ↓The ideal situation is that HIV positive married individuals ought to use condoms throughout their sexual life in view of preventing themselves from HIV reinfection except when the couple opts to have a child. However, from the time the ART program was scaled up in various health centers in...
Download PDF ↓Little research has been performed to compare Cytomegalovirus (CMV) hepatitis with the traditional viral hepatitides (Hepatitis A, B and C) in patients with Human Immunodeficient Virus (HIV) . It is a well known fact that an HIV-positive patient co-infected with HBV or and HCV has increased...
Download PDF ↓The aspect of who makes decisions on reproductive issues in marriages has been overlooked by the many organisations that are advocating for the promotion of reproductive rights and gender equality as a whole. The effects of male decision making on reproductive issues have adverse consequences on...
Download PDF ↓Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice in the context of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a challenge especially when the infant is HIV negative because breastmilk may contain HIV. Some studies have shown a consistent lower risk postnatal HIV transmission from mother to infant of about...
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