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OBJECTIVE: to determine the problems and the coping strategies of families living with individuals suffering from HIV/AIDS.DESIGN: Cross sectional study and Focus Group Discussion (FGD).SETTING Kasama urban and peri-urban in the Northern Province of Zambia.SUBJECTS: The subjects consisted of 106...

The study was conducted in the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka, Zambia from may 2003 to July 2003. It was conducted In the medical admission ward (Phase V) of the hospital. In this cross sectional survey, over 100 patients were recruited by study staff and interviewed. Consent was obtained...

HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem all over the world. It is a threat to economies and to the very fabric of our societies. In badly affected countries, the socioeconomic effect of this most destructive disease is measured in loss of productivity and deteriorating public health services...

There were about 40.3 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the world by the end of 2005, and approximately 95 per cent of them live in developing countries. During 2004 alone nearly three million people died of AIDS related illnesses in the world and a similar number of deaths were experienced...

Zambia is among the countries with high prevalence of HIV in the world, estimated at 16% among the adult population (ZDHS 2002). Noting the importance of adherence in HIV/AIDS treatment a case controlled study was conducted to understand factors that make people on Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) not...

Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) is by far the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years. Children who acquire the virus through Mother-to-Child Transmission do so before birth, during birth, or through breastfeeding. In the absence of any intervention, the...

During the last decade there has been an increase, notifications of rates of tuberculosis world over and rate has been higher In developing countries. This upswing is attributed to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as the predisposing factor to pulmonary tuberculosis. However, it should...

Hepatitis B and C viral co-infection in HIV infected patients enrolled in the antiretroviral treatment program at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.There are currently few studies describing the prevalence of HIV and viral hepatitis co-infection in Zambia. Such epidemiologic data...

Sera from 72 tuberculosis patients obtained from U.T.H. (Urban - 40 patients) and Katete (Rural - 32 patients) and 144 controls matched for age and sex were analysed for anti-bodies to HIV. The testing was by a specific competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent essay (ELISA) technique -the...