Francis Sichimba

Biographic Data

ID108718
NAMEFrancis Sichimba
GIVEN NAMESFrancis
FAMILY NAMESichimba
SIGNATURESICHIMBA F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Zambia
ORCID0000-0002-8251-7921
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Understanding Barriers to Police Reporting of Sexual Violence in Zambia

    Given Hapunda, Francis SichimbaARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2026

    Reporting sexual violence to the police is key to an integrated service provision and to ensuring justice is served. However, though sexual violence is endemic globally, reporting of sexual violence remains suboptimal. This study explored factors and barriers to timely reporting of sexual violence among survivors from the perspective of frontline service providers. We used a semi-structured interview guide to interview twelve frontline service pr…

  • Scaling parenting programs for early child development in four low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessFrances E Aboud, Frances Aboud et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background Although meta-analyses have demonstrated the value of parenting programs to promote child development in low- and middle-income countries, scaling them horizontally and vertically through the system has remained largely undocumented. This study examines the enablers and barriers to scaling parenting programs implemented by different organizations in four countries, namely Bhutan, Rwanda, Serbia, and Zambia. Method An independent resear…

  • Do Playful Parenting Programs Implemented at Scale Improve Caregiver Practices and Child Development

    Open AccessCarina Omoeva, Rafael Contreras Gomez et al.ARTICLEChildren2025

    Background/Objectives : As an independent research group, we examined parent and child outcomes of three different parenting programs delivered at scale. The programs were implemented in Bhutan, Serbia and Zambia by different organizations. Methods : Mixed methods included a caregiver interview using the HOME Inventory, a direct child assessment using the Global Scales of Early Development (GSED) and focus group discussions with caregivers (FGD).…

  • Exploring clinical empathy among maternal healthcare providers in Zambia

    Open AccessLena Halawi, Francis Sichimba et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2025References: 42

    Empathy is crucial for enhancing interpersonal interactions in healthcare. While provider empathy improves health outcomes, studies focused on this concept in Zambia are limited. This qualitative study utilized a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, employing qualitative content analysis as the analysis method, to explore clinical empathy through the perspectives of 14 maternal healthcare providers recruited via purposive and snowball sampling.…

  • Using Implementation Research to Inform Scaling of Parenting Programs

    Open AccessFrances E Aboud, Frances Aboud et al.ARTICLEChildren2024

    Two case studies of parenting programs for parents of children 0 to 36 months of age, developed and implemented by Save the Children/Ministry of Health/Khesar Gyalpo University in Bhutan and UNICEF Zambia, were conducted by an independent research group. The focus was on how program delivery and scale-up were revised on the basis of feedback from implementation research. Feedback on workforce delivery quality was based on observations of deliveri…

  • From grandmother to first-time mother

    Chishimba Kaluba, Kalunga Cindy Nakazwe et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Behavior in the…2024References: 32

    Little is known about how grandparents influence childcare and mothering practices in developing countries. This is against the backdrop of literature that has documented that when young women become mothers, they receive extensive support and guidance on how to parent their babies from grandparents. This study explored how grandmothers in Lusaka, Zambia, shaped the mothering practices of first-time mothers.The study used an exploratory qualitati…