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The influence of age and Education on Neuropsychological tests in Zambia
(2012-01-25)Introduction: The field of neuropsychology is considered to be fairly new. It uses different psychological tests for various reasons including diagnosis assessment and rehabilitation. However, these tests were developed ... -
Influence of age and education on neuropsychological tests in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2017)The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of age, education and reading ability on neuropsychological tests in Zambia. Methods and Materials: 324 adult participants were recruited from urban and rural areas in ... -
Influence of exogenous Prolactin on Thyroid uptake of 125I in Rats
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-08)Prolactin at a daily dose of 500g fated to influence thyroidal 125 I uptake in sexually mature male and ovariectomized female rats. The lowered mean uptake value in prolactin treated intact females is ... -
Influences of Haemoglobin-As genotype on asymptomatic plasmodium infections in children in Nchelenge District,Luapula province, Zambia
(2016-05-04)Background: It is approximated that about 50% of malaria infections are asymptomatic in areas where malaria is endemic. In these areas, transmission is intense and consistent over time. As a result, most adults who live ... -
Information & Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines
(Ministry of Health, 2014-02)This document establishes the Information & Communications Technology Standards and Guidelines for the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health is responsible for health in this country and it has embraced ICTs as an ... -
Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) practice by trained health workers ( A baseline study)
(2012-06-18)In Zambia, one in ten children dies before the first birthday, and one in five before their fifth birthday. To reduce this unacceptable high under five mortality the IMCI strategy was introduced in Zambia in 1995 by the ... -
Intensive care unit in the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1977-10)A retrospective study was made of cases admitted to intensive care unit at U.T.H. at Lusaka in 1975. Injury accounted for the majority of admissions and deaths. Head injury alone or in combination with other injuries was ... -
Intestinal organisms and enteropathy in HIV related Diarrhoea and their response to Albendazole Therapy
(2012-07-25)Treatment of HIV related diarrhoea has been a problem due to lack of effective chemotherapeutic agents against the different organisms responsible for the problem. Following the promising results of a double blind randomised ... -
Intracranial findings in head injury patients who died at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-06-15)The purpose of this study was to determine the missed diagnosis of potentially treatable intracranial lesions in patients who died of head injury. Two hundred and fifty three patients were admitted to the University ... -
Introduction of partographic records in a District hospital in Zambia and development of nomograms of cervical dilatation
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1977-08)Partographic records of labour have been successfully introduced in a district hospital in Zambia. Nomograms of cervical dilatation show no significant difference compared to those obtained by other workers ... -
Intussusception in Zambia: A response to treatment recommendations in the published literature
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2007-10)Intussusception is the invagination of one portion of the intestine into another and is the commonest cause of intestinal obstruction in infants and children. In North America and Europe the incidence of intussusception ... -
Inva gene and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella Spp isolated from commercially processed broiler carcasses In Lusaka District, Zambia.
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2018)Poultry meat is considered to be one of the major vehicles of Salmonella infections in humans en implicated in outbreaks of Salmonellosis in humans. The potential for mass outbreaks of Salmonellosis is likely to be linked ... -
Investigating aflatoxin contamination and knowledge levels in producing safe peanut butter among selected Lusaka urban processors
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Aflatoxin contamination is a major global public health problem especially in developing countries. Its risk effect on human consumption of peanut butter has posed a serious public health challenge by increasing morbidity ... -
Investigating aflatoxin contamination and knowledge levels in producing safe peanut butter among selected Lusaka urban processors.
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Aflatoxin contamination is a major global public health problem especially in developing countries. Its risk effect on human consumption of peanut butter has posed a serious public health challenge by increasing morbidity ... -
Investigation of suspected Resistance of P. falciparum to Chloroquine in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1969-01)In 1967 Himpoo and MacCallum (1967) reported three cases of possible chloroquine resistance of P. falciparum in Broken Hill (Kabwe), Zambia. Although a number of such claims of chloroquine ... -
An investigation in the life histories of adolescents girls with early pregnancies in Mazabuka district
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Adolescent pregnancy does not only come with obstetric complications but is also associated with several social issues: poverty, low education levels, and the lack of awareness about sex and pregnancy prevention. This ... -
An Investigation of injection practices in selected health centres of Lusaka and Kafue Districts
(2012-08-10)This study investigated the safety of injection practices in immunization activities and factors that contribute to unsafe practices. The study was done by finding out the type of injection equipment available in the MCH ... -
Involvement of Registered Nurses in Clinical Teaching of Nursing Students in Central Hospitals of Malawi
(2015-02-23)Clinical teaching is an active process that occurs in a variety of socio-cultural contexts and is one of the most important components in the training of nursing students. Registered Nurses play an important role in ... -
Issues in the learning context of undergraduate physiotherapy programme at a premier medical school in Zambia.
(Journal of Medical Education Summer, 2017)Students’ perceptions of their learning environments influence their approaches to learning and the learning outcomes, and reflect a programme’s effectiveness. In Africa, literature on the learning environments of medical ... -
Keep our future generation alive: Reinforcing routine HIV testing and treatment among children in Zambia
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Only 3% of children visiting clinics are tested for HIV, despite Ministry of Health recommendations to test and treat ALL children. If unidentified and left untreated, 75% of HIV positive children die by the age of 5 ...