doi:10.4102/ojvr.v81i2.722 http://www.ojvr.org Authors: B.M. Hang’ombe1 M. Ziwa2 M. Haule2 I. Nakamura3 K.L. Samui1 D. Kaile4 A.S. Mweene1 B.S. Kilonzo5 E.F. Lyamuya2 M. Matee2 C. Sugimoto3 H. Sawa3 B.W. Wren6 Affiliations: 1School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Zambia 2Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania 3Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis ...

BACKGROUND Priority setting in health research is an emerging field. In Zambia, like many other African countries, various priority setting activities have been undertaken with a view to identify research activities to which the available resources can be targeted while at the same time maximising the health impact for resource allocation to support evidence-based decision-making. The aim of th...

BACKGROUND Global health experts identify emergency obstetric care (EmOC) as the most important intervention to improve maternal survival in low- and middle-income countries. In Zambia, 1 in 27 women will die of maternal causes, yet the level of availability of EmOC is not known at the provincial level. AIMS Our goal was to develop a tool to measure the availability of EmOC in rural Zambia in...

BACKGROUND The extent to which routinely collected HIV data from Zambia has been used in peer-reviewed published articles remains unexplored. This paper is an analysis of peer-reviewed articles that utilised routinely collected HIV data from Zambia within six programme areas from 2004 to 2014. METHODS Articles on HIV, published in English, listed in the Directory of open access journals, Afri...

BACKGROUND Past case reports have indicated that lymphatic filariasis (LF) occurs in Zambia, but knowledge about its geographical distribution and prevalence pattern, and the underlying potential environmental drivers, has been limited. As a background for planning and implementation of control, a country-wide mapping survey was undertaken between 2003 and 2011. Here the mapping activities are ...

By Dr. Yingying Zhou, InterMedia Based on the AudienceScapes nationally representative survey of Zambia, conducted in April and May 2010 The report focuses on how people of different social groups in Zambia gather, share and assess information on key health issues. It showcases how the AudienceScapes survey data can be used by the development community to better target communications and inform...

Tick-borne diseases occurring in Zambia are assuming more importance as they continue to be a major economic problem not only in Zambia, but in many parts of Eastern, Southern and Central Africa. The current control methods, which include the use of toxic acaricides to kill ticks, and the virulent sporozoite infection and treatment method have limitations. Recombinant vaccines, currently in the...

This research paper examined social isolation and aging in Zambia by examining possible predictors. The paper produces evidence on risk factors likely to engender social isolation among the elderly population of Zambia. Snowball sampling was undertaken to select 690 adults aged 60 and over in communities as well as those living in homes for the aged. A structured questionnaire was used to solic...

Injuries are a growing cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Data from Southern Africa are limited, possibly because of limited research prioritization of the issue and pre-occupation with communicable diseases. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of, and assess factors associated with, self-inflicted serious injuries among in-school adolescents in Zambia. We used data ...

BACKGROUND Very little is known on outcome measures for children with spina bifida (SB) in Zambia. If rehabilitation professionals managing children with SB in Zambia and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa are to instigate measuring outcomes routinely, a tool has to be made available. The main objective of this study was to develop an appropriate and culturally sensitive instrument for evaluatin...