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A cross-sectional study of the patterns of sexual assault victims presenting to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Background: Sexual assault, which encompasses defilement and rape, is a public health and public safety problem with most victims being women and children. The consequences of sexual assault include physical injuries, ... -
A Cross-Sectional study on Factors associated with perforated peptic ulcer disease in adults presesnted to the University Teachng Hospital,Lusaka
(2012-12-20)Objective: To determine the various clinical and epidemiological factors associated with peptic ulcer perforation in adults at UTH.A pilot study for an impending broader controlled study. Design: A hospital-based ... -
A crosssectional study of factors contributing to moderate to severe post operative pain after a laparotomy
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Having pain relief is a basic human right. This thesis provides a descriptive profile of pain before and during the first 72 hrs after a laparotomy at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, from July 2014 to January, ... -
Cryptosporidial Diarrhoea in Lusaka Children
(2012-08-10)A health centre based survey carried out in November and December 1995 to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidium in under-five children presenting with diarrhoea in three areas of Lusaka chosen for the type of water ... -
CT and Ultrasound in the diagnosis of orbital dermoid cysts - A retrospective study at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2008-04)To evaluate the use of Computed Tomography (CT) and Ultrasound (US) to diagnose orbital dermoid cyst and compare the characteristic features of CT and US in detection of the lesions. CT and Ultrasound were used to evaluate ... -
Cushing's Syndrome in a Zambian Youth
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1967-10)A case of Cushing's Syndrome treated by adrenalectomy is described. CUSHING'S syndrome is an uncommon disorder in the European and has seldom been reported in the African. This case is ... -
Cushing's syndrome associated with thymic tumour in a 32 year old Zambian African female
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1976-06)As early as 1928 Brown noticed the association of Cushing's Syndrome with Bronchial Carcinoma.Since then, similar cases have been recorded by different authors with increasing frequency. Biochemical and bioassay techniques ... -
Cutaneous anthrax outbreak in Chama District, Muchinga province, Zambia, 2016 as history repeats itself
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)An outbreak of anthrax has been confirmed in Chama district in Zambia affecting close to 80 persons. A previous outbreak in the same area was confirmed in 2011 with 521 humans affected and 6 human and over 80 hippos dead. ... -
Cytomegalovirus Contributing to Liver Disease in HIV-Patients presenting at University Teaching Hospital-Zambia
(2011-11-04)Little research has been performed to compare Cytomegalovirus (CMV) hepatitis with the traditional viral hepatitides (Hepatitis A, B and C) in patients with Human Immunodeficient Virus (HIV) . It is a well known fact that ... -
Dealing with Zambia's Bilharzia Burden
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-10)In 1851 Tudor Bilharz, a German physician working in Kasr EI Aini, discovered the bilharzia worm while performing a postmortem on a young patient. The Egyptians realized, in 1911 that if this disease ... -
Decision delivery interval for emergency caesarean sections at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2015)BACKGROUND: To help improve the foetal outcome, many professional bodies recommend the decision delivery interval (DDI) for emergency caesarean sections should be within 30 minutes. However, studies have not been conclusive ... -
Defining core clinical anatomy for undergraduate medical education in Zambia using a new needs assessment strategy
(2012-10-19)The research problems, for this study, were that, a) there was no agreement on what constituted core clinical anatomical knowledge for undergraduate medical education, b) there were no studies, based on investigational ... -
Dental caries on permanent dentition in primary school children — Ndola, Zambia, 2017
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2018)Dental caries is a major oral health problem affecting 60-90% of children in developing countries . This study aimed to determine the prevalence of caries and associated factors in permanent dentition among primary school ... -
Description of cases of parasuicides reported at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka. Zambia: preliminary findings
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Parasuicide has become a public health problem of importance. A sample size of 207 case records of patients was estimated considering a prevalence of 16+5% obtained in the project area, z=1.96 and margin of error of 5%. ... -
A descriptive epidemiological study of road traffic accidents in lusaka (October 1996-January 1997)
(2012-08-07)Justification of the Study: Road traffic accidents are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Zambia. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify major risk factors in road traffic accidents in Lusaka in ... -
A descriptive study of the attitudes and practices of health personnel towards clients with STD/HIV.
(2013-09-25)The study sought to determine the attitudes of health personnel towards clients with STD/HIV. A sample of sixty (60) subjects comprising of 31 (51.7%) males and 29(48%) females was selected randomly. The respondents were ... -
Descriptive study of the prevealence of renal dysfunction in HIV positive patients on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) and to relate abnormal renal function with urinalysis
(2012-06-22)The high frequency with which elevated creatinine levels and proteinuria occur indicate the importance of closely monitoring serum and urine chemistries in HIV-infected patients, especially those with risk factors for renal ... -
Detection of Human Herpes Virus-8 in Kaposi's Sarcoma tissues at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2015-11-24)Background: Human herpes virus-8, a 2-herpesvirus, is the aetiological agent of Kaposi‘s sarcoma. Recently, there has been an increase in kaposi‘s sarcoma cases in Zambia with the seroprevalence reported to range from ... -
Detection of Vancomycin resistant Enterococci from clinical specimens at University Teaching Hospitals
(University of Zambia, 2019)Enterococci are commensal gram-positive bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of humans. They have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens due to their ability to acquire and confer antimicrobial resistance genes, hence ...