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Low utilization of health institutions for delivery by pregnant women in Chadiza District has become a major concern to Chadiza District Health Team (DHMT) despite efforts by the District Health Management Team with the support of collaborating partners to encourage women to deliver in health...

Background: There have been gaps in research on the level of access and use of Safe Motherhood (SM) and Reproductive Health Service (RHS) by adolescents in Lusaka. Purpose: To establish the factors that influence access and utilization of Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Services by...

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...

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...

Background:Globally, about 16 million girls aged 15 to 19 years and two million girls under the age of 15 give birth every year. In Zambia, 3 in 10 young women aged 15 to 19 years have either given birth or carrying a pregnancy. This study was aimed at identifying determinants that may be...

The study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of PPAZ in providing adolescent sexual and reproductive health information to pupils of Kabulonga Girls High school. The research was carried out because most pupils at Kabulonga Girls high school have either unreliable or false information...

This study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of information provision on reproductive health (RH) by the University of Zambia (UNZA) clinic to third year BA.LIS students. The interest in the research arose due to the fact that challenges in the accessibility and availability of RH,...