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0.1 %Of 944 children with uncomplicated malaria, only one child (0.1%) received chloroquine.

Zambiepaludismepublished 2005BMJ (Clinical research ed.)europe_pmcdocument of 5 observations

5,750,000 womenZambia has 5.75 million women at risk of cervical cancer.

Zambiecancer du col de l'utérusAfrica CDCdocument of 52 observations

2 odds_ratioForced sexual initiation was significantly associated with recent experiences of emotional violence (OR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.3–2.9) among youth in Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia.

Nigeria · Ouganda · Zambieemotional violenceobserved 2014 and 2015published 2019Child abuse & neglectPubMeddocument of 8 observations

9 deathsZambia reported 9 cholera deaths, with the outbreak starting in December 2024.

Zambiecholéraobserved Dec 2024Africa CDCdocument of 176 observations

1.5 odds_ratioForced sexual initiation was significantly associated with moderate/serious mental distress (OR = 1.5, 95% CI = 1.1–2.0) among youth in Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia.

Nigeria · Ouganda · Zambiemoderate/serious mental distressobserved 2014 and 2015published 2019Child abuse & neglectPubMeddocument of 8 observations

0.02 prevalence_differenceThe adjusted site-specific prevalence difference for spontaneous abortion among Zambian women with first-trimester malaria was 0.02.

Zambiepaludisme · spontaneous abortionpublished 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 14 observations

1.5 odds_ratioForced sexual initiation was significantly associated with thoughts of suicide (OR = 1.5, 95% CI = 1.1–2.3) among youth in Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia.

Nigeria · Ouganda · Zambiethoughts of suicideobserved 2014 and 2015published 2019Child abuse & neglectPubMeddocument of 8 observations

1,900,000 womenSince 2006, 1.9 million women in Zambia have been screened for cervical cancer using VIA.

Zambiecancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2006Africa CDCdocument of 52 observations

-0.04 prevalence_differenceThe adjusted site-specific prevalence difference for low birth weight among Zambian women with first-trimester malaria was -0.04.

Zambiefaible poids de naissance · paludismepublished 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 14 observations

34 %In Zambia, 34% of cholera cases were among children under 15 years old.

Zambiecholéraobserved Dec 2024 – 31 July 2025Africa CDCdocument of 176 observations

483 casesIn Zambia, there were 483 cholera cases and 9 deaths from December 2024 to July 2025.

Zambiecholéraobserved Dec 2024 – 31 July 2025Africa CDCdocument of 176 observations

33 %Cervical cancer screening coverage in Zambia reached 33%.

Zambiecancer du col de l'utérusAfrica CDCdocument of 52 observations

483 casesZambia reported 483 cholera cases and 9 deaths, with the outbreak starting in December 2024.

Zambiecholéraobserved Dec 2024Africa CDCdocument of 176 observations

Active case search data from June 2026 revealed a high burden of unreported suspected VPDs, primarily measles, concentrated in the East and Southern Africa Block (Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, and Madagascar), in the DRC-Angola Block (DRC and Angola), in the West Block (Benin, Togo and Guinea), and in the Lake Chad Basin (Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Central African Republic).

Angola · Bénin · Cameroun · Éthiopie · Guinée · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mozambique · Nigeria · RDC · Tanzanie · Tchad · Togo · Zambierougeole · VPDsobserved June 2026WHO Africadocument of 17 observations

65.9 %Of patients with fever who did not have diagnostic tests done, 65.9% were prescribed antimalarials.

Zambiepaludismeobserved 2006published 2007JAMAeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

0.2 %In a prospective study of HIV incidence in African women in Eswatini, Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia, false positive HIV results occurred at 96 visits (0.2%) out of 48,234 visits.

Afrique du Sud · Kenya · ZambieVIH/sidapublished 2024Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

35.5 %Of patients with a negative RDT result, 35.5% were prescribed an antimalarial drug.

Zambiepaludismeobserved 2006published 2007JAMAeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

18.8 %Self-appraised likely HIV exposures were reported by 18.8% of PrEP-eligible adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Zambia.

ZambieVIH/sidaobserved 2016/2017published 2024BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

6.3 %First-trimester malaria prevalence among 1513 nulliparous pregnant women was 6.3% in the Zambian site.

Zambiepaludismepublished 2022The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

10 laboratoriesAs of 2021, Zambia had 10 regional central laboratories supporting HPV testing.

Zambieinfection à HPVobserved 2021Africa CDCdocument of 51 observations

3,640 casesIn 2022, 3,640 women in Zambia were diagnosed with cervical cancer.

Zambiecancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2022Africa CDCdocument of 52 observations

4,425 confirmed_casesSince the beginning of 2025, 4,425 confirmed, 28,600 suspected, and 852 deaths (case fatality rate: 2.5%) of cholera were reported from six countries in the Southern Africa region: Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

Angola · Malawi · Mozambique · Zambie · Zimbabwecholéraobserved 2025Africa CDCdocument of 176 observations

1,500,000 womenSince 2006, more than 1.5 million women in Zambia have been screened for cervical cancer using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA).

Zambiecancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2006Africa CDCdocument of 51 observations

2.2 odds_ratioForced sexual initiation was significantly associated with recent experiences of physical violence (OR = 2.2, 95% CI = 1.6–3.0) among youth in Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia.

Nigeria · Ouganda · Zambiephysical violenceobserved 2014 and 2015published 2019Child abuse & neglectPubMeddocument of 8 observations

40,000 personsThe Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium (SPARCo) registry includes data from over 40,000 persons living with sickle cell disease in seven African countries.

Ghana · Mali · Nigeria · Ouganda · Tanzanie · Zambie · Zimbabwedrépanocytosepublished 2026Database : the journal of biological databases and curationeurope_pmc