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Utilization of partograph by midwives in Lusaka district delivering health facilities.
(2013-11-15)This study was aimed at determining factors contributing to under utilization of the partograph by midwives in Lusaka District delivering facilities. The study was necessitated by the continued reports of under utilization ... -
Utilization of skilled attendants by postnatal mothers in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)ABSTRACT Background-.Post-natal care assisted by a skilled attendant ensures the survival and health of the mother and her new-born. Despite the improvement in hospital deliveries, most postnatal mothers do not attend ... -
Utilization of the partograph to monitor progress of labour by midwives at the three public Hospitals in Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)A partograph is a graphic pre-printed paper that provides visual display of recorded observations carried-out on a mother and foetus during labour for early detection of abnormalities. The World Health Organisation (WHO) ... -
Utilization of traditional birth attendants in Lusaka urban.
(2015-01-29)This descriptive research study was undertaken in the following areas: George, Kanyama, Chawama, Chilenje, Mtendere, Kaunda Square and Chelstone Health Centres. These health Centres are located in the respective compounds ... -
Utilization of youth-friendly health services by the youth in Lusaka Urban District
(2012-08-10)Over the last decade, young peoples' health has become a subject of increasing concern throughout the World (Senderwitz, 1995). The needs of the young people are complex, diverse and demand urgent attention. This is all ... -
Validation of a local weight estimation formula in children undergoing surgery at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2019)Accurate determination of weight is essential to avoid drug errors. Where weighing is not feasible, age or length based formulae are used to estimate weight. Formulae must be validated in the local population as most are ... -
Validation of a modified apache II scoring system in predicting mortality in patients in the intensive care unit at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka-Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)The major challenge of intensive care in Zambia is limited availability of resources. With the increase in the number of intensive care units in the country, a tool to evaluate and compare the standard of care across ... -
Validation of Risk Scores For Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing General Anaesthesia For Elective Surgery at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication of general anaesthesia. There are documented risk factors associated with PONV which include female gender, non-smoker, and history of motion ... -
Validation of the aquacrop model for the irrigated african eggplant(solanum macrocarpon) at the UNZA field station
(2013-07-18)African Eggplant (Solanum macrocarpon) is a minor vegetable crop in most African countries which is currently receiving interest. Given the effects of climate change and decreasing crop water availability, there is need ... -
Value of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein as Early Markers of Bacteraemia Among Patients With Haematological Malignancies Receiving Chemotherapy,Lusaka,Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)Introduction: The immune system of patients with haematological malignancies is suppressed during chemotherapy. This renders them vulnerable to frequent infections especially bacterial. Timely diagnosis of these infections ... -
The value of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as early markers of bacteraemia among patients with haematological malignancies receiving chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2018-04)The immune system of patients with haematological malignancies is suppressed during chemotherapy. This renders them vulnerable to frequent infections especially of the bacterial type. Timely diagnosis of these infections ... -
Variation in the sensitivity to normal human serum of clone-drived antigenic variants of trypanosoma (trypanozoon) brucei complex trypanosomes
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1977-04)The present concept of T. rhodesiense sleeping sickness epidemiology rests, to some extent at least, upon the long-held belief that the infectivity for man of Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon rhodesiense and the ... -
Vasopressin -sensitive diabetes lnsipidus: A case report.
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1976-08)This is a case report of Vasopressin -Sensitive Diabetes lnsipidus in a 5 year old Zambian Colored male child together with a brief review of etiology,diagnosis and management of the condition. -
Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt revisions in Children with Hydrocephalus at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2013-11-20)In sertions and revisions of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts (VPS) are common procedures done at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia. However, the actual incidence rate of revisions and the causes were ... -
Vesico-Ureteric Reflux in Urinary Billharziasis
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-07)Cystoscopic, urographic and voiding cystogram findings on 75 consecutive patients with urinary bilharziasis have been presented. 8 cases (14 ureters) showed grade 3 vesicoureteric reflux. An ... -
The Viability of Whole Blood and Packed Cells at the Time of Transfusion at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) the maintenance of standards relating to the transport and storage of blood may be more difficult to achieve. Bacteria contamination and hyperkalemia represent two significant ... -
Vitamin B12 and Folate deficiency in Megaloblastic Anaemia diagnosed morphologically at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(The International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research, 2018)Background: Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency is a well-known health problem world-wide. Deficiencies of folic acid and vitamin B12 are known to cause megaloblastic anaemia, which is characterised by presence of abnormally ... -
Vitamin B12 and Folate deficiency in Megaloblastic Anaemia diagnosed morphologically at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(The International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research, 2018)Background: Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency is a well-known health problem world-wide. Deficiencies of folic acid and vitamin B12 are known to cause megaloblastic anaemia, which is characterised by presence of abnormally ... -
Vitamin D: the unsought solution to the TB andemic
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2019-01)Tuberculosis has been known to mankind since ancient times. Despite Tuberculosis (TB) having been a major killer from antique time to date and the improvement in diagnostic tools, its eradication still remains a pipedream. ... -
Von Willebrand factor activity and activated partial thromboplastin time in women with menorrhagia at the gynaecology clinic of the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)von Willebrand Disease (vWD) is the most common or prevalent inherited bleeding disorder. It is caused by a deficiency or dysfunction of von Willebrand Factor, which is a glycoprotein that carries Factor VIII (Anti haemophilic ...