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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 ... -
Keloids
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-06)Keloids are common in black Africans but rare in causasians OJorman, 1969). They have a familial tendency and may follow any type of trauma physical, chemical, thermal etc., however trivial it ... -
Ketalar-Its use by a single operator.
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1977-10)Ketalar (Ketamine Hydrochloride) was used as the sole anaesthetic agent by a single operator in fifty cases of uterine evacuation. The procedure was easy in use, and safe. It was noted that Ketalar caused a significant ... -
Knowledge Among Parents/Guardians On The Presentation Of Paediatric HIV/AIDS And Related Factors
(2012-06-18)Zambia similar to other sub Saharan countries has high sero prevalence rates of HIV. In spite of several campaigns and strategies to improve HIV/AIDS awareness, paediatric HIV/AIDS cases in Zambia continue to rise. Despite ... -
Knowledge and acceptability of the new Malaria treatment Policy
(2012-08-02)Title: Knowledge and acceptability of the new malaria treatment policy. Introduction: The study was done to find out the communities knowledge and acceptability of the new malaria treatment policy. The World Health ... -
Knowledge and acceptance of cervical cancer screening among women: Ngombe community,Lusaka
(2014-06-11)Cancer of the cervix remains the most common malignant neoplasm of the female genitalia and the second most common cancer in women (WHO/ICO, 2010). Cancer screening tests serve to detect the possibility that a cancer is ... -
Knowledge and attitude of antenental mothers towards danger signs in pregnancy in lusaka urban
(2013-02-19)The main objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of antenatal mothers towards danger signs in pregnancy in selected Lusaka Urban clinics. The major hypothesis for this study was inadequate ... -
Knowledge and attitude of men towards vasectomy as a family planning method in Chipata district.
(2013-11-20)The reason for this study was to determine knowledge and attitude of men towards vasectomy as a method of family planning. Chipata District Health Action plan 2008-2010 has indicated an increase of BTL uptake by women, but ...