Cervical cancer and precancerous cervical lesions detected using visual inspection with acetic acid at Livingstone Teaching Hospital.

Introduction: cervical cancer (CaCx) is the second most common malignancy in women world-wide. Precancer screening aided by visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) is an early diagnosis method used to detect the lesions that are high indicators of cancer in women. cervical cancer is more prevalent in the developing world affecting mainly women in the reproductive age group and is the commonest cancer among Zambian women.

Prevalence and correlates of hypertension in HIV-positive adults from the Livingstone Central Hospital, Zambia.

Introduction: HIV-infection and treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) are risk factors for the development of hypertension, which is more prevalent in people living with HIV compared with the general population. Although there is a shift to Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor (INSTI)-based ART across the sub-Saharan Africa, there is limited information with regard to INSTIs and hypertension association in this region, making this, a critical question to address. Hence, the study aimed to determine the relationship between hypertension and ART regimen in people living with HIV.

Predictors of diarrhea episodes and treatment-seeking behavior in under-five children: a longitudinal study from rural communities in Zambia.

Introduction: globally, diarrhea is the second leading cause of mortality in children aged below five years, and is responsible for killing about 760 000 children every year. Poor treatment-seeking behavior among caretakers remains a major challenge in low-income countries. The current study aimed to determine the predictors of diarrhea episodes and treatment-seeking behavior among under-five children of Chivuna and Magoye in Zambia.