University of Zambia ADHL Node: Recent submissions
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Determining treatment levels of comorbid psychiatric conditions in people with epilepsy attending selected Local Clinics in Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)Background- Psychiatric co-morbidities, particularly mood and anxiety disorders, occur more frequently in patients with epilepsy compared to the general population and tend to worsen morbidity and mortality in this group ... -
Compliance with world health organisation neonatal resuscitation guildlines by medical doctors and midwives in kitwe district health facilities,Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2017)Neonatal resuscitation is used in the management of neonates with birth asphyxia and respiratory distress few hours after birth. The popularity of neonatal resuscitation is increasing in the decade with the introduction ... -
Knowledge, attitude and acceptability of the postpartum instra-uterine contraceptive device in Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)Postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUD) is a long acting reversible contraceptive. Since its introduction in Zambia in 2009, the uptake has remained low accounting for less than 10 percent of IUD insertions ... -
A study to determine the functional outcomes of arthroscopic surgical management of meniscal injuries via the Lysholm Knee Scale at the Zambian Italian Orthopedic Hospital in Lusaka
(University of Zambia, 2016)Arthroscopy is performed to evaluate or treat many orthopaedic conditions of which meniscal injuries are a huge part (Richmond et al, 2009). It is a minimally invasive procedure which is both diagnostic and therapeutic. ... -
Prevalence of pyschiatric disorders in HIV positive patients at Chilenje Clinic in Lusaka Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2015)Psychiatric disorders occur frequently in people living with HIV. Most of them go undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the negative consequences they have on HIV spread, progression and management. The aim of the ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with cryptosporidium infection among adult HIV positive population in contact with livestock in Namwala District, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrhoeal disease caused by the parasite, Cryptosporidium that can live in the intestine of humans and animals and is passed in the stool of an infected person or animal. In immune compromised ... -
Anatomical Variations of the Circle of Willis as seen at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The ideal distribution of blood to the brain and the collateral potential of the Circle of Willis (CW) is believed to be dependent largely on the morphology and the presence of all the component ... -
A Prospective Study to Compare Clinical Acumen and Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) in Post-Operative Surgical In -Patients at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: The safe recovery of patients admitted to hospital depends on early detection of clinical and physiological deterioration and undertaking appropriate intervention to prevent mortality. Modified early warning ... -
Effectiveness of option B+ towards elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV: A retrospective cohort study of 6 selected facilities in Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa are encouraged to adopt WHO recommended Option B+, but there is a general fear that the evidence for its effectiveness has not been demonstrated in different settings. Option B+ is an ... -
Experiences of Antenatal Care Among Pregnant Adolescents at Kanyama and Matero Reference Clinic in Lusaka District
(The University of Zambia, 2016)ABSTRACT Introduction: Adolescent pregnancy is among the many public health concerns not only in Zambia but also in other parts of the world. Access to skilled health providers is essential for the health and wellbeing ... -
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV: Data Quality Assessment in Selected Health Facilities of the Southern Region of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Although substantial investments have been made in Zambia to expand prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services, the quality of patient data recording and reporting remains a challenge. ... -
A profile of community based acute poisoning and its associated mortality at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka in 2015
(The University of Zambia, 2017)ABSTRACT Background: Acute poisoning remains a common method employed for suicide worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 0.3 million people die every year worldwide due to various poisoning agents. ... -
Epidemiology of ectopic pregnancy at the university teaching hospital,Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Ectopic pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy outside the uterine cavity and is a life-threatening emergency in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. It is a most common cause of maternal morbidity and ... -
Neonatal apgar score outcomes in spinal versus general anaesthesia at the university teaching hosipital (UTH) lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: The knowledge gap was from the fact that the type of anaesthetic drug administered during caesarean section can have effects on neonatal outcome like low Apgar score with most hospitals in developed countries ... -
A study on the common hydrotheraphy practices and the prevalence of burn wound bacterial colonisation at the university teaching hosipital in lusaka zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)BACKGROUND Hydrotherapy plays an important role in the management of surgical patients, and especially so in those that have sustained burns to their skin. Different centers practice hydrotherapy differently. At the ... -
Common bacteria causes of neonatal sepsis and antimicrobial susceptibility at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka, Zambia?
(The University of Zambia, 2014)Background: Prescribing effective preventative antibiotics and treating infections in mothers, providing a clean birth environment, and delivering the baby within 24 hours of rupture of membranes, where possible, can all ... -
Risk factors and spatial distribution of urinary schistomiasis among school going children in Ng'ombe township of Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Schistosomiasis is a major public health problem and an estimated 779 million people worldwide, are at risk of schistosomiasis. In Zambia, close to 2 million people are infected with the disease with prevalence ... -
A study to compare morbidity of very low birth weight neonates between 1.3 and 1.5 kg receiving Kangaroo Mother Care at the University Teaching Hospital, in Lusaka, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background - New born deaths account for approximately 40% of all deaths under five years of age in developing countries with the three major causes being birth asphyxia, infections, and complications due to prematurity ... -
Seroprevalence and determinants of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Toxoplasmosis is a neglected disease and in Africa its seroprevalence ranges from 18.7% - 92.5%. About 3% -10% HIV/AIDS - Toxoplasmosis co-infected patients die from the later. This study aimed to determine the ... -
Assessment of oxytetracycline residue levels in beef consumed in Dodoma Municipality catchment area,Tanzania
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Worldwide, antimicrobials are widely used in food producing animals for treatment and/or prophylaxis of various bacterial infections because of continued high disease burdens as a result of poor animal health ...