Male potency has been a talk of many years since humanity existed and the use of various kinds of substances to stimulate sexual desire has been done for many years. Many plant-based concoctions have been released on the Zambian market for consumption without scientifically proven results or...
Download PDF ↓Introduction: Diarrhoea is the second commonest cause of under-five mortality globally (second to Pneumonia) and kills one (10 percent) out of every 10 children who die before their fifth birthday. In Zambia dehydration due to diarrhoea is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among...
Download PDF ↓Prevalence of ocular manifestations of HIV/AIDS among patients attending Adult Infectious Disease Centre (AIDC) of excellence at UTH, Lusaka. HIV and AIDS related ocular manifestations may affect 50-75% of HIV positive patients at some point in the course of their illness. Zambia has an HIV...
Download PDF ↓The aetiology of urethral strictures is an important predictor of the course of urethral stricture disease as it influences the choice of treatment of a particular stricture and subsequently affects the outcomes of treatment. In low and middle income countries (LMICs) such as Zambia, which have a...
Download PDF ↓Good quality of Technetium 99m eluate (99mTc) as a radionuclide used in diagnostic imaging procedures is important for proper diagnosis, to avoid patients’ unnecessary exposure to radiation and to reduce the number of repeat nuclear imaging. However, presence of impurities in 99mTc eluate, may...
Download PDF ↓Breast Cancer is a major Public Health problem because of its high incidence and mortality. It is feared by women due to negative stigma brought by its diagnosis and its psychological effects, which affect the perception of sexuality and their own personal image.The aim of the study was to...
Download PDF ↓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...
Download PDF ↓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...
Download PDF ↓Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a major depressive episode during puerperium and affects 10% to 22% of mothers before the infant’s first birthday. Increase in number of youthful mothers and the influence of PPD on the maternal health of mothers has not been fully explored. Treatment of PPD has...
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...
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