University of Zambia ADHL Node: Recent submissions
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Retrospective, community based, comparative study of home and health centre deliveries in three compounds of Lusaka Urban
(2012-08-13)A descriptive, retrospective survey of home births and health centre births was conducted in three compounds of Lusaka urban from October to December, 1995.A total of 164 women were interviewed. All these were women who ... -
Determination of Tumor Necrosis factor-a, Interluekin-10, Interluekin-12, and Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 levels in relation to Malaria severity in children
(2012-08-13)Malaria is highly prevalent in sub-Sahara Africa and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality accounting for approximately one million deaths per annum. Disease severity and parasitaemia have been linked to cytokine ... -
Health and nutritional status of young Zambian children residing on a sugar estate in rural Zambia
(2012-08-13)The Health and Nutritional Status of young Zambian children aged 0-5 years and residing on a sugar estate in rural Zambia was studied over a period of three months from April to June 1995. The study design was cross-sectional ... -
Seroprevalence of IgG Anti-Toxoplasma Antibodies in HIV positve adult Zambians attending the Antiretroviral -therapy clinic at the University Teaching Hospital
(2012-08-13)Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan parasite, and causes zoonotic infection. It is estimated that more than one billion people world wide are affected by the parasite. Toxoplasma encephalitis has become one of ... -
An assessment of the prevalence of diarrhoea in children aged one to five years and the families ability to implement or support environment control measures that reduce diarrhoea incidence in this age group in Itala Village and Mkushi Housing Estate, Mkushi District, Zambia
(2012-08-10)This study looks at the prevalence of diarrhoea in children aged one to five years and their families' ability to implement or support environmental control measures that reduce diarrhoea incidence in this age group from ... -
Determinants of knowledge on MTCT of HIV among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Ndola Urban District
(2012-08-10)OBJECTIVE: The main objective of the study was to establish the determinants of knowledge on MTCT of HIV among pregnant women attending ANC in Ndola Urban District. DESIGN: This was a cross sectional study, which took an ... -
A study on the knowledge and attitudes of the women at Kasama Urban clinic about postnatal care
(2012-08-10)This study was designed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of the mothers at Kasama Urban clinic about postnatal care. It was prompted by the fact that there is low utilisation of postnatal care services, despite the ... -
Health Staff's knowledge attitude and practice of the health reforms: a comparative study
(2012-08-10)Objective: The objective was to determine whether the health staff understand what the health reforms are all about and whether they have accepted them and are practising in line with which has been stipulated in the ... -
Risk factors for abortion among women in Kitwe-Zambia
(2012-08-10)A study of this nature has not been done before either in Kitwe or Zambia at large and hence the need to carry it out now. The main objective of this study was to identify risk factors for abortion among women in Kitwe. ... -
A study of reported rape cases in Lusaka Urban District
(2012-08-10)Cross-sectional, longitudinal study was conducted to verify the existence and extent of rape in Lusaka. Dockets from Lusaka Central Police registered rape cases. All dockets were critically looked at for evidence of rape, ... -
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 ... -
Young men's sexuality and sexually transimitted infections in Zambia
(2012-08-10)The study reported in this dissertation assesses and determines the prevalence of sickness and injury in the Zambian industry from a micro level by taking Nakambala Sugar Estate as a case study. The study was a cross-sectional ... -
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 ... -
The effects of Environmental Sanitation and Water on Diarrhea in children under the age of five years in Misisi compound Lusaka, Zambia : a population based case control study
(2012-08-10)Misisi compound is a high density, low -income residential slum within the city of Lusaka. It has poor environmental health services, inadequate water supply and unhealthy housing. The poor environmental health and hygiene ... -
Effectiveness of rapid diagnostic test fo Malaria diagnosis in children under 15 years of age of Nchelenge District in the Luapula Province
(2012-08-10)Rapid detection of the malaria parasite and early treatment of infection still remain the most important goals of disease management. This study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Rapid Diagnostic ... -
Comparisons of characteristics of women requesting Termination of Pregnancy and those presenting themselves with incomplete Abortion within the University Teaching Hospital
(2012-08-10)Induced abortion poses a great public health concern especially when performed by unskilled health care providers. The study is comparing characteristics of women seeking termination of pregnancy (TOP) and those admitted ... -
The use of amniotic membrane in the treatment of burns in children : A clinical trial at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-08-10)This is a clinical trial which was carried out at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka from the 1st of July to the 31st of December,1994. It involved treatment of burns in forty children using gamma irradiated amniotic ... -
A study on adolescent's knowledge and perception of the effects of sexual abuse in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-08-10)Adolescence is one group which has been identified as a risk group. According to World Health Organisation adolescence is a period from 10 to 20 years of age. This study focussed on the basic and secondary school-going ... -
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 ... -
User fees : Determining people's ability and willingness to pay for Health Care - A comparative study between Public and Private health sectors in Lusaka Urban.
(2012-08-10)User fees in Lusaka, Zambia, were introduced in government health care facilities, in August 1993, with the overall aim of providing Zambians with equity of access to cost effective quality health care as close to the ...