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A study to determine women's intention to prevent Vesico-Vaginal Fistula recurrence in two repair centres in Zambia
(2012-10-19)Vesico vaginal fistula is the commonest urogenital fistula in Zambia. According to United Nations Population Fund, annual report (2009), the number of fistula repairs have increased from 133 in 2005 to 252 in 2008 country ... -
A study to determine women's knowledge and practices towards cervical cancer at st francis hospital in katete.
(2015-04-13)The reason of conducting this study was to find out why there was a progressive increase in cervical cancer incidences. The focus of this study was to determine the women's knowledge and practices towards cervical cancer ... -
A study to evaluate the effectiveness of HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis interevention in sexually abused Children presenting to the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka
(2015-02-23)Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a growing global problem. In Zambia, CSA was found to be a significant concern in Lusaka and to be associated with a high risk of HIV infection. CSA provides an increasing but highly unfortunate ... -
A study to evaluate weaning practices in relation to development of malnutrition in children under two years of age admitted at the University teaching hospital.
(2013-09-11)The aim of the study was to evaluate the weaning practices in relation to development of malnutrition in children under two years of age admitted at the University Teaching Hospital. A descriptive study was conducted ... -
A study to explore the extent of survival assistance to orphans within the family kinship system: the case of libala and chilenje
(2012-08-20)The aim of this study was to explore the extent of Survival Assistance to Orphans within the family/kinship system living in Libala and Chilenje. A Case-Control Study, community based, was conducted in Libala and Chilenje ... -
A study to find out the perception of factors that have led to the occurrence of child sexual abuse in Lusaka Urban District
(2013-02-03)Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is a growing public health issue of international concern that requires immediate attention. A total of 45.3% of Zambia's population are children. This study was looking at the perception of factors ... -
A study to investigate factors associated with poor adherence to antihypertensive population, at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-01-11)To determine the prevalence of drug adherence and factors associated with poor adherence to antihypertensive treatment Objective:among adults seen in the department of medicine at UTH. To investigate patient related and ... -
Subdural Empyema
(Medical Journal of Zambia. 44 (2), 2017)A 14yr old male presented with subdural empyema following a right frontal subaponeurotic abscess. Presented with a Glasgow coma scale of 8/15, left sided hemiplegia and a history of convulsions for 4 days. Other history ... -
Successful multi-partner response to a cholera outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia 2016
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)A Cholera outbreak was reported in Lusaka district between February and May 2016, with 1,079 cases and 20 deaths recorded in the per-urban areas. Bauleni catchment area alone reported 441 (40.9%) case patients with case ... -
Suicide and neuropsychiatric side effects in patients taking Niridazole
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1976-06)The suicide of a young woman who had just completed a course of niridazole prompted this review of 72 inpatients who had been treated with niridazole between January 1974 and June 1975 at the University Teaching Hospital, ... -
Super Refractory Status Epilepticus: A Case Report from Livingstone Central Hospital, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)Status Epilepticus (SE) is defined as more than five minutes of persistent seizure activity without full recovery of consciousness in between the seizures. If SE fails to respond to two antiepileptic drugs, it is called ... -
A Surgical Aspect of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in African Children
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1969-01)The main purpose of this paper is to present a plea for a rational approach to hilar lymphadenectomy in the prevention of bronchiectasis, destroyed lung, emphysema and a massive tally of crippling respiratory ... -
Surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-06-22)A prospective study of the surgical management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) in the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka was carried out over a St St period of one year ( 1 November 1996 to 31 October 1997). ... -
A survey of antibiotic prescribing patterns and in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility patterns at the University Teaching Hosptal, Lusaka,Zambia ,1998
(2012-08-07)The development of drug resistance to common pathogens, has generated much concern in the medical community. The absence of an antibiotic policy at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), has resulted in a high frequency ... -
A survey of herbal medicine use in hypertensive patients at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)The safety and efficacy profiles of herbal medicines have not yet been established in treatment of hypertension. The study investigated the prevalence of herbal medicine use in hypertensive patients being managed at the ... -
A survey of Herbal medicine use in hypertensive patients at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka,Zambia
(2016-05-13)Introduction- Many mothers and their babies do not receive the recommended immediate postnatal care despite delivering from the hospital. At Ndola Central Hospital, there have been reports of mothers complaining of poor ... -
A survey of lusaka district health management team and private health workers knowledge of the law, their attitudes towards aned practice on abortions
(2012-01-20)BACKGROUND:Unsafe abortions contribute about one third to the maternal mortality in Zambia. The maternal mortality ratio in Zambia stands at 729/100000 live births. The millennium target for Zambia is 162/100000 live births. ... -
Survival of very low birth weight neonates initiated on early versus late enteral feeding at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Background: In most neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), including the NICU at University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, initiation of enteral feeds in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates, is predominantly delayed ... -
A suvey of common complications associated with diabetes mellitus in the diabetic clinic at the University teaching hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-06-13)STUDY SETTING: The study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia in the diabetic clinic. OBJECTIVES: The study described common complications, their prevalence and factors associated with their ... -
Sweet's syndrome in a child
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-07)An unusual case of Sweet's syndrome occurring in a child is presented. Since Sweet described the distinctive syndrome of obscure etiology in 1964, many cases have been reported from all over the world, including ...