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Assessment of the prescribing patterns of lipid lowering drugs at the adult university teaching hospital in Lusaka Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Background: Appropriate drug utilization has a huge contribution to global reduction in morbidity and mortality. While thousands of patients have been wrongly prescribed statins, others at high risk of cardiovascular ... -
An assessment of the prevalence of diarrhoea in children aged one to five years and the families ability to implement or support environment control measures that reduce diarrhoea incidence in this age group in Itala Village and Mkushi Housing Estate, Mkushi District, Zambia
(2012-08-10)This study looks at the prevalence of diarrhoea in children aged one to five years and their families' ability to implement or support environmental control measures that reduce diarrhoea incidence in this age group from ... -
An assessment of the quality and microbiological quality of domestic water supply in Peri-Urban areas of Lusaka District
(2015-01-29)Introduction: Access to safe and clean water is important as a health and development issue at regional, national and local levels (World Health Organization, 2006). Throughout human history, the major health problems that ... -
Assessment of the Regulatory Framework for Maternal, Newborn Child Health and Nutrition (MNCH&N) Services in Zambia:
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2014-07)Many national reports have indicated the decline in both maternal and childhood mortality in Zambia since the Millennium Declaration by the United Nations. The decline has, however, been slower for neonatal mortality. ... -
Assessment of transvenous right atriography in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1976-08)From the results, it was felt that transvenous right atriography is a reliable confirmatory investigation of pericardial effusion. The procedure is simple and can be carried out in any hospital.Spurious positive results ... -
Assessmnet of the Performance of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response System in Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)Well-functioning disease surveillance and response systems are vital for the effective implementation of disease control and prevention programmes. In 2000, Zambia adopted the World Health Organisation for Africa Regions’ ... -
Associatioin of severe anaemia with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia in HIV positive patients admitted with severe sepsis to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is recognised as one the leading causes of severe sepsis among HIV positive patients. Most patients with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia have advanced HIV disease with CD4 counts less than 100cells/ul ... -
Associatioin of severe anaemia with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia in HIV positive patients admitted with severe sepsis to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is recognised as one the leading causes of severe sepsis among HIV positive patients. Most patients with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia have advanced HIV disease with CD4 counts less than 100cells/ul ... -
The association between Antiretroviral Therapy with depression and health related quality of life in patients infected with HIV in Kasempa, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Many HIV-infected patients are accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zambia. This has enabled them to live longer. However, it is necessary to determine whether such improvements are accompanied with parallel ... -
Association between Clinical Stages (WHO) and CD4+T-Cell count in HIV infected adults at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-01-12)Infection with HIV ultimately results in profound immunodeficiency, in which patients may present with various AIDS – defining clinical conditions.The CD4+T-cell count is an important parameter to understand HIV-related ... -
Association between HIV infection and Gastric Cancer in an African Population
(2012-10-15)Introduction There is a shortage of systematically collected data on gastric cancer in Zambia. An audit carried out as preliminary work showed that there was a change in the epidemiology of gastric cancer since the early ... -
Association Between Long term Tenofovir-Based therapy and the Incidence of Renal Dysfunction in Adult HIV-Positive Patients at Ronald Ross Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(University of Zambia, 2016)Tenofovir disoproxil fumerate (TDF)-based antiretroviral therapy places HIV-infected patients at high risk of renal dysfunction. Therefore, we evaluated if the incidence of renal dysfunction in HIV positive adults patients ... -
Association between undernutrition(as evidenced by low BMI) and mental illness in Lusaka at Chainama Hills Hospital
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Background Undernutrition in mental illness remains a major problem. However, limited attention has been paid to addressing the problem. In Zambia, there is paucity of information on this subject. This study aimed at ... -
Association Between Unplanned pregnancy and HIV Seropositivity Disclosure to Marital/Cohabitating Partner Among Post-natal Women in Lusaka
(2012-01-11)Disclosure of a positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus result to a partner is an important step towards prevention of infection, early diagnosis and optimum care especially in the context of Prevention of Mother To Child ... -
Association between water, sanitation and hygiene (wash) and prevalence of trachoma in Monze district of southern province, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Background- Trachoma is the most common infectious cause of blindness in Zambia. Many factors contribute to Trachoma infection. These include poor personal hygiene, lack of access to clean water, and availability and type ... -
Association of BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 Protein Expression in Breast Cancers With Their Histological Phenotype by Immunohistochemistry in Indigenous Black Malawians Presenting at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
(University of Zambia, 2016)Breast Cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) and Breast Cancer gene 2 (BRCA2) have gained major scientific interest as potential prognostic and predictive markers for various tumours. Management of breast cancer depends on availability ... -
Association of gender based violence and depressive symptoms with neurocognitive functioning in HIV positive individuals
(2014-10-29)Background: Women and girls continue to be disproportionally affected by HIV in sub- Sahara Africa. In Zambia for instance, the epidemic now has taken a ‘female face’ with the prevalence rate of 14.3% among women aged ... -
The Association of Hypercoagulability state markers in adult HIV positive patients with Ischaemic stroke at The University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)INTRODUCTION: There has been a substantial and significant increase in patients hospitalized for ischaemic stroke with co-existing HIV infection. Little is known about the mechanism of stroke in these HIV+ve patients as ... -
Association of intraleukocytic malaria pigment with disease severity in children with plasmodium falciparum Malaria
(2012-07-10)In malaria diagnosis, peripheral parasitaemia is used as an indicator of malaria severity. However, this does not quantify central sequestration, which is important in the pathogenesis of severe malaria. Intraleukocytic ... -
Association of maternal factors and iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women attending antenatal care at Chongwe rural health centre in Chongwe district.
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Introduction Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is estimated to occur in (18%) of pregnant women in Africa despite universal supplementation programs being implemented since 2001, as recommended by the World Health Organisation. ...