University of Zambia ADHL Node: Recent submissions
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Factors associated with mortality in adults admitted with heart failure at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-10-15)Background Heart failure is a major public health problem and has been recognized as an important cause of morbidity and mortality for several years. It is one of the leading non-infectious causes of death among hospitalized ... -
A study to determine the ethiology and outcome of adult patients presenting with Sepsis
(2012-10-15)BACKGROUND Sepsis accounts for a significant burden of morbidity and mortality. In developed countries, it has been implicated as the second leading cause of non-cardiac death. Mortality from sepsis is on the increase ... -
A Study to compare the short term outcome of urethral structure disease management between HIV and Non HIV infected patinets at UTH
(2012-10-15)Background: According to Steencamp et al (1997), urethral stricture disease is one of the oldest known urological diseases and remains a common problem with a high morbidity despite earlier predictions to the contrary. In ... -
Association between HIV infection and Gastric Cancer in an African Population
(2012-10-15)Introduction There is a shortage of systematically collected data on gastric cancer in Zambia. An audit carried out as preliminary work showed that there was a change in the epidemiology of gastric cancer since the early ... -
Pattern of bladder cancer at University Teaching Hopital,lusaka,Zambia in the era of HIV epidemic
(2012-10-12)Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is endemic to Zambia and is associated with changes in the patterns of both AIDS and non- AIDS defining cancers. Bladder cancer is one malignancy that has been noted to ... -
Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance in selected rural and urban communities of the copperbelt province,Zambia
(2012-10-10)Background: Despite antenatal care services being provided free of charge or sometimes at a minimal cost in Zambia, only 19% of women attend antenatal care by their fourth month of pregnancy, as recommended by World Health ... -
Excess dietary rumen degradable protein intake in ewes, its effect on ovulation rate, fertilization and embryo survival both in vivo and in vitro.
(2012-09-24)The literature on the effects of dietary protein on fertility in ruminants is reviewed and it is concluded that failure to distinguish between rumen degradable and undegradable dietary protein may explain the equivocal ... -
Implementation of partograph and outcome of labour at Chipata general hospital
(2012-09-17)Worldwide use of the partograph in monitoring of labour has been proven to reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Zambia has one of the highest maternal mortality in the world. The eastern Province of Zambia, ... -
To determine the adequacy of health education on breastfeeding in antenatal clinics
(2012-08-21)Knowledge is the foundation for practice. Most nutrition education programmes operate on the premise that nutritional knowledge of mothers can have an impact on the nutritional status of their children. Literature review ... -
Care of orphans in traditional foster homes (extended family care) in Lusaka district
(2012-08-20)Objective: To determine the extent to which orphans and foster parents know and make use of services aimed at mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS related orphanhood. Design: This was a population study involving randomly ... -
A study to explore the extent of survival assistance to orphans within the family kinship system: the case of libala and chilenje
(2012-08-20)The aim of this study was to explore the extent of Survival Assistance to Orphans within the family/kinship system living in Libala and Chilenje. A Case-Control Study, community based, was conducted in Libala and Chilenje ... -
A study of the paediatric referral system between primary health care facilities (Urban Health Centres) and the referral hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-08-20)The Paediatric referral system is an important aspect of Health care service to sick children and their parents/guardians. It is the link between the Lusaka Urban Health Centres and UTH. When functioning effectively it is ... -
A pilot study on the prevention of HIV related Tuberculosis in Zambia
(2012-08-20)During the last decade there has been an increase in notification rates of tuberculosis in many developing countries the world over. Epidemiological evidence has linked this increase to the HIV epidemic in many of these ... -
Accessibility of women to secondary obstetric care in a rural district of Zambia and the implications for safe motherhood
(2012-08-20)The study was conducted in Chipata District Health Centres and Chipata General Hospital as a secondary referral matremity care. The study included both rural and urban Centres. The purpose of the study was to determine the ... -
Prevalence rate of chloroquine-resistant malaria and its associated factors in some boarding schools in the Eastern Province of Zambia
(2012-08-20)Malaria continues to be a major public health problem in many endemic countries of sub-Saharan African of morbidity affecting all age groups. Malaria incidence rates have tripled over the past 23 years from 1976 to 1999 ... -
Evaluation of the Quality of Co-trimoxazole, Paracetamol and Pyrimethamine/Sulphadoxine Tables Manufactured by Local Pharmaceutical Manufucturing companies in Lusaka
(2012-08-20)The production of substandard and counterfeit drugs as a result of non-adherence to good manufacturing practices by pharmaceutical companies is a vast and underreported worldwide problem particularly affecting developing ... -
Low Utilization of Family planning Services Among men in Zambia
(2012-08-16)Family planning programs have long been recognized for their importance in improving the health of women and children and in reducing population growth rates. However, Zambia like many other African countries has lagged ... -
Adolescent's access to and use of reproductive health services in Ndola urban
(2012-08-16)Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system. Until now, many health aspects of ... -
An evaluation of utilisation of voluntary conselling and testing services by uniformed personnel in the Zambia National service in Lusaka district
(2012-08-16)The purpose of the study was to ascertain the reasons why uniformed personnel in the Zambia National Service did not utilise the VCT services which were located in the ZNS Camps. This would be of value to the management ...