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Efficiency of Artemether-Lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Malawian Children
(2015-02-17)Background: Malaria is still one of the leading causes of mortality among under-five year’s children in sub-Saharan Africa despite efforts to control it. It affects mostly pregnant women and children under the age of five ... -
The electrolyte profile of severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months, presenting to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Objective: To determine the electrolyte profile of severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months, presenting to UTH, Lusaka. Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted at UTH, malnutrition ward, where patients ... -
Emergency contraception provider and client perspectives in Lusaka
(2012-08-14)Objective is to explore issues of accessibility, administration, transition to regular family planning, training and management of side effects as applied to emergency contraceptive pills. Subjects were 52 Health care ... -
Emergency contraceptive awareness among women with abortions at University Teaching Hospital Lusaka
(2012-07-25)BACKGROUD:Zambia has a high maternal mortality ratio of 591/100 000 live births with unsafe abortions being one of the major causes. Adolescents and young women are particularly vulnerable to unsafe induced abortion with ... -
Emotional support of a labouring woman.
(2014-06-11)The purpose of the study was to find out how much emotional support is given during labour and delivery to women who deliver in the University Teaching Hospital (U.T.H.), and to further find out whether or not the same ... -
Enclampsia at the University Teaching Hospital
(2013-01-10)During 1997, there were 41,449 deliveries in Lusaka. Of these 29, 991 (72.4%) were at nine Lusaka maternity clinics, 878 (2.1%) were from Chainama maternity clinic, while 10,580 (25.5%) were University Teaching Hospital ... -
Endomyocardial fibrosis in a Zambian
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1968-10)The purpose of this communication is to report a proven case of endomyocardial fibrosis 03.M.F.) in a Zambian African. Most of Zambia is situated on a high plateau 4,000 feet or more above sea level. and the ... -
Epidemiological characteristics of patients with Myelomeningocoeles presenting to University Teaching Hospital - Lusaka
(2012-08-02)This study was carried out to highlight epidemiological characteristics that children with cranio - spinal dysraphism such as myelomeningocoeles presenting to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka had. Records of ... -
Epidemiological profile of Tuberculosis in Sinazongwe District in the context of HIV/AIDS
(2015-10-26)A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Sinazongwe district located in the Zambezi valley region in Southern Province of Zambia to determine the prevalence of HIV among TB patients, examine trends and patterns ... -
Epidemiology of chemical poisoning: A case of the University Teaching Hospital and Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital, Lusaka(January to December 2012)
(2015-02-19)Introduction:Chemical poisoning has been identified as a significant global public health problem resulting in over 350, 000 deaths due to unintentional poisoning. Each year nearly a million people die as a result of ... -
Epidemiology of ectopic pregnancy at the University Teaching Hosipital Lusaka
(University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Ectopic pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy outside the uterine cavity and is a life-threatening emergency in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. It is a most common cause of maternal morbidity and ... -
Epidemiology of ectopic pregnancy at the university teaching hospital,Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Ectopic pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy outside the uterine cavity and is a life-threatening emergency in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. It is a most common cause of maternal morbidity and ... -
The epidemiology of liver disease as we celebrate world liver day
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2018)Exactly a year after the official launch of ZThe Health Press –Zambia (THP – Z) THP- extends its heartiest congratulations to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the occasion of the Organisation’s 70th Anniversary for ... -
Epidemiology of preterm premature rupture of fetal memranes(PPROM) at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2014-11-07)Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is the main cause of preterm delivery and is associated worldwide with increased rates of neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality (Parry et al 1998, Joseph ... -
Epidemiology of the 2016 cholera outbreak of Chibombo District, Central Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2016)The first outbreak of cholera in Zambia was reported in 1977/1978, and then cases appeared again in 1982/1983. The first major outbreak occurred in 1990 and lasted until 1993. Since then, cholera cases have been registered ... -
Epidemiology of tuberculosis in the context of HIV and AIDS in Sinazongwe district of Zambia:
(Zambia National Public Health Institute, 2017)TB cure and completion rates have remained poor for Sinazongwe district in the past five years. Mortality, treatment failure and defaulter rates among TB patients have also been increasing in the same period. The reasons ... -
Escherichia coli exposure pathways in some unplanned settlements in Lusaka District, Zambia: A case of food safety
(University of Zambia, 2020)Poor sanitation has been characteristic of most peri-urban areas in Zambia resulting in environmental contamination with pathogens such as Escherichia coli consequently leading to high morbidity of enteric diseases. Foodborne ... -
Establishment and Evaluation of serological diagnostic tests for Human Cysticercosis
(2014-02-05)Taenia solium (T. solium) infections are of public health concern in most developing countries where diagnosis of the diseases is still a major challenge. This is due to the high cost and technique nature of most of the ... -
Estimation of Kidney injury molecule-1 and microalbuminuria levels in hypertensive patients at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka
(2015-11-24)Context— Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) represent one of the important health problems with high morbidity and mortality in Zambia. Recognition of AKI allows prompt injury specific intervention ... -
Evaluating community health workers performance in the prevention and control of malaria in Livingstone District,Zambia: a bottle neck analysis
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an important human resource in improving community malaria intervention coverages and success in reducing malaria incidence has been attributed to them. However, despite this attribution, ...