HIV/AIDS is prevalent among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Lesotho, the top five infectious diseases causing a high mortality rate Africa. The paramount management of HIV based on screening, prevention, therapeutic interventions, which testing counselling (HTC) gateway. utilization HTC services AGYW limited owing to numerous barriers encountered by this population group. aim study w...

In many developing countries, male circumcision has been promoted as an effective HIV prevention strategy, and medical randomized controlled trials have indeed shown a causal link. However, there is limited empirical evidence to support this conclusion in countries where individuals can voluntary opt for different types of circumcision. The present study considers male circumcision in Lesotho, ...

The determinants of household energy fuel choice have not been studied in some developing countries, including Lesotho, despite the potential benefits such a study might for policy design and implementation. This uses data collected by Lesotho’s Bureau Statistics through national consumption survey 2017, multinomial logistic regression to analyse Lesotho. results indicate that gender head does ...

Several plants have been processed in Lesotho to manufacture various commercial prodcts, ranging from cosmetics and beverages (juice, tea) traditional herbal mixtures crafts. Even though of importance documented different regions countries, this is not the case Lesotho. Therefore, aim study record plant species commonly used country for development products. A physical survey was undertaken pla...

BACKGROUND Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are amongst the most common infections encountered globally and are usually treated empirically based on bacterial resistance to antibiotics for a given region. Unfortunately in Lesotho, no published studies are available to guide doctors in the treatment of UTIs. Treatment protocols for Western countries have been adopted, which may not be applicable ...