Adolescent pregnancy does not only come with obstetric complications but is also associated with several social issues: poverty, low education levels, and the lack of awareness about sex and pregnancy prevention. This study on the „life histories of adolescent girls with early pregnancies‟...
Download PDF ↓Zambia is one of the countries with a very high maternal mortality rate. Since the focus on attaining the Millennium Development Goals begun, the Ministry of Health has been implementing a series of strategies and interventions aimed at reducing maternal mortality with varying success. The...
The World Health Organisation recommends implementation of mass drug administration (MDA) programmes in areas at high risk of infection with lymphatic filariasis (LF), as a principle strategy for elimination of the disease. However, these programmes are faced with numerous challenges some of...
Download PDF ↓Mass Drug Administration (MDA) is the most effective way of interrupting disease transmission in trachoma endemic countries including Zambia. Active community participation is necessary coverage goals and global trachoma elimination targets are to be met. This study was a retrospective assessment...
Download PDF ↓Self-medication is treating self-diagnosed illnesses without the input of health professionals. Self-medication is a public health problem. The practice may lead to the development of drug resistant strains of micro-organisms, create difficulties for health professionals to evaluate the disease...
Download PDF ↓Zambia adopted Community Led Total Sanitation approach with the aim of ending open defecation and to reduce sanitation related diseases in the rural parts of the country. About 74.2 percent of households in rural areas have no pit-latrines as a result most of them either use the surrounding bush...
Download PDF ↓The number of people living with HIV and AIDS has continued to rise globally despite the significant effort and resources invested in prevention programmes worldwide. Epidemiologically, majority of new HIV infections in Asia occur in individuals who are at high risk. This is so in many other...
Download PDF ↓The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2016 recommended early infant male circumcision EIMC for prevention of HIV. Ministry of Health and other Non-Governmental organisations (NGO) such as CIDRZ are determined to reach male circumcision prevalence of...
Download PDF ↓Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common STI and major cause of cervical cancer globally. Zambia has one of the highest cervical cancer rates in the world. Approximately 54 cases per 100 000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually with 1,400 dying (SALC Report, 2012). Preliminary...
Background HIV is a cross-cutting problem which does not only affect adults but also affects adolescents. The number of adolescents living with HIV is increasing due to the provision of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) which enables them to live longer yet little is known about their...
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