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This study was conducted to determine the impact of health education on pregnant women who attended outreach clinics in Katele District. A comparative cross-sectional study with a structured interview schedule for the women and untrained Traditional Birth Attendants was conducted. A locus group...

Vesico vaginal fistula is the commonest urogenital fistula in Zambia. According to United Nations Population Fund, annual report (2009), the number of fistula repairs have increased from 133 in 2005 to 252 in 2008 country wide.The purpose of the study was to determine the association between...

To determine the prevalence of drug adherence and factors associated with poor adherence to antihypertensive treatment Objective:among adults seen in the department of medicine at UTH. To investigate patient related and health care system related factors associated with poor adherence to...

BACKGROUND:Unsafe abortions contribute about one third to the maternal mortality in Zambia. The maternal mortality ratio in Zambia stands at 729/100000 live births. The millennium target for Zambia is 162/100000 live births. There are a high number of referrals to UTH for incomplete abortions...

The present study attempted to bridge the paucity of information on the prevalence of canine endoparasites in Zambia and to establish some of the risk factors that may be associated with endoparasitism. Faecal, blood and necropsy data on endoparasites were collected between January and December...

STUDY SETTING: The study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia in the diabetic clinic. OBJECTIVES: The study described common complications, their prevalence and factors associated with their development in diabetic mellitus patients. DESIGN AND METHODS: 80 patients with...

The aim of this study was to construct a symphyseal fundal height (SFH) nomogram for Lusaka and was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital. This was a descriptive prospective study of 276 healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies between 20 and 42 weeks gestation, whose SFH was measured...

Abdominal tuberculosis is a common form of extra- pulmonary tuberculosis especially in HIV/AIDS patients. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis in these patients. A study was done at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia to ascertain whether...

The purpose for this study was to find out factors that could be associated with Intermittent Presumptive Treatment (IPT) use among adolescent mothers of 12 to 19 years old in some selected parts of Mazabuka district. This would be of value to the MOH and other organizations that deal in health...

The study was conducted in Chipata District Health Centres and Chipata General Hospital as a secondary referral matremity care. The study included both rural and urban Centres. The purpose of the study was to determine the accessibility of women to secondary obstetric care in a rural district and...