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Medical checkups help to stress the importance of a healthy lifestyle and promote appropriate screening and prevention strategies. In this context, it’s important to provide people with information on the value and benefit of this and for those whose early detection of health problems found with...

Male involvement in ante natal care has gained considerable attention in the recent past. There has been global acknowledgement that male involvement in reproductive health offers benefits for both women and men. Involving men in reproductive healthcare could help Zambia achieve some major...

The provision of quality health services has always been a cornerstone of the Zambian health care system. In this vain, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) made a policy decision to restructure the Ministry of Health(MOH) in 2006.This dissertation discusses whether the 2006...

Introduction: Management of patients with Low Back Pain (LBP) may raise ethical issues in physiotherapy clinical practice that may affect practitioners‟ efficiency and effectiveness in healthcare delivery. The aim of this study was to explore and provide additional insight into the nature and...

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recognised to make an important contribution in improving infant health and survival and is further associated with decreased risks of HIV transmission compared to mixed-feeding (breast milk in addition to other liquids or solids). Despite this knowledge EBF...

Atazanavir-ritonavir (ATV-r) has been recommended by the World Health Organization as part of second-line combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in HIV-infected patients aged 6 years and above. In 2013, the Zambia HIV treatment program introduced ATV-ras an alternative Protease Inhibitor (PI)...

This study sought to establish how home and school environments affect reading among grade one learners with hearing impairments in Lusaka District. A case study design was used in conducting this research. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis were employed....

Background: Caesarean deliveries are increasingly performed at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, with a 2012 audit report indicating a rate of 17.8%. The procedure is a major surgical intervention and results in higher morbidity than vaginal delivery. Part of this morbidity and...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global infectious disease health problem. It causes ill-health among millions of people each year. Tanzania, like other countries in Africa, shares the same TB burden with an estimated prevalence of 337 per 100,000 populations. Many people including Health Care...