University of Zambia ADHL Node: Recent submissions

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    • Evaluation of the educational environments of undergraduate medicine and pharmacy programmes at the University of Zambia. 

      Ezeala, C.C.; Moleki, M.M. (Research and Development Medical Education. 7 (1), 2018)
      Situational factors influence learners’ approaches to learning and determine learning outcomes. The study determined issues in the learning environments of medical and pharmacy students at the University of Zambia with a ...

    • Issues in the learning context of undergraduate physiotherapy programme at a premier medical school in Zambia. 

      Ezeala, C.C.; Moleki, M.M.; Shula, H.; Goma, F.M. (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 ...

    • Perceptions of male circumcision among male adults in Livingstone, Zambia 

      Macha, F. (School of Health and Society (Hogskolan Kristianstad), 2017)
      Male circumcision offers partial protection against HIV/AIDS and other STls. In Zambia overall adult HIV prevalence is 13.1 % with 1.6 % of the adult population becoming newly infected each year. Even if the government ...

    • The impact of occupational health hazards and injuries on livelihoods of affected workers : A case of Kitwe District. 

      Namumba, E.; Mushabati, F. (Mulungushi University Medical Library, 2018-08)
      The subject of occupational health hazards, accidents and injuries is becoming a major problem. Although they are on the rise, they are poorly documented in many parts of Zambia and thus inadequate information accessible ...

    • Primary Carcinoma of the Liver in Zambia 

      Naik, K.G. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-12)
      A review of liver biopsies over a three year period revealed 166 cases of carcinoma of the liver. Hepatocellular carcinoma Constituted the commonest malignant tumour in male Zambians. The different ...

    • Improving Infection Prevention Practice in Traditional Birth Attendants in Chongwe District, Zambia 

      Chanda, D.O.; Siziya, S.; Baboo, S. K. (African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2016-04)
      Traditional birth attendants’ (TBAs’) practice is a source of public health concern due to high rates of infection among women and babies. This Study was undertaken in chongwe district, prompted by an earlier study that ...

    • Presentation of Diabetes Mellitus at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka 

      Mulaisho, C. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-02)
      The mode of presentation of 118 insulin dependent (IDD) and 187 non insulin-dependent diabetics (NIDD) is outlined. The complications as well as associated diseases are presented. Eighty-six ...

    • Community Social Support Roles of Trained Traditional Birth Attendants in Chongwe District, Zambia 

      Chanda, D.O.; Siziya, S.; Baboo, S. K.; Mweemba, O. (African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health., 2016-04)
      Although traditional birth attendants (TBAs) play key roles in providing maternal health care in many low-resource countries, there are few studies that describe the actual roles and practices of TBAs in their local ...

    • Splenectomy in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia 

      Hone, N.M.; Cairns, J.M. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-06)
      We report the case of a man with chronic myeloid leukaemia, whose disease had undergone transformation and whose life was threatened. Splenectomy was performed, and two years later he ...

    • Role of Cervical Cytology in Gynaecological Practice 

      Narone, J.N.; Narone, R.K.; Wadhawa, S.; Wacha, D.S.O. (Medical Journal of Zambia. 16 (1), 1981-11)
      Exfoliative cytopathology is a potent tool for the early detection and thereby eradication of cervical cancer and reducing mortality for many others. Besides, it has a vital role to play in diagnosis ...

    • Outbreak of anthrax among humans and cattle in Western province of Zambia, November 2016 to January 2017 

      Kasese-Chanda, N; Mulubwe, B; Mwale, F (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)
      An outbreak of anthrax occurred in Western province on 11th November 2016. The outbreak was confirmed using PCR. Out of the 7 specimens examined for Bacillus anthracis, 3 were positive. Altogether 67 suspected cases were ...

    • Occurrence of cholera in Lukanga fishing camp, Kapiri-mposhi district, Zambia 

      Murebwa-Chirambo, R; Mwanza, R; Mwinuna, C; Mweene-Ndumba, I; Mufunda, J; Mazaba, M.L. (Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)
      Most of the cholera outbreaks in Zambia have been recorded from fishing camps and peri-urban areas of the Copperbelt, Luapula and Lusaka provinces. Cholera cases have been recorded every year in the Lukanga fishing camps ...

    • Cholera epidemic — Lusaka, Zambia, October 2017–May 2018. 

      Sinyange, N and others (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2018)
      On October 6, 2017, an outbreak of cholera was declared in Zambia after laboratory confirmation of Vibrio cholerae O1, biotype El Tor, serotype Ogawa, from stool specimens from two patients with acute watery diarrhea.The ...

    • Chronic endometritis 

      Bhagwandeen, S.B.; Patel, B.G. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-08)
      Chronic endometritis is not an uncommon diagnosis in our biopsy material and we believe should be diagnosed more frequently. There seems to be no correlation however between clinical symptomology and severity of plasma ...

    • Haemophilia in Zambian children. 

      Chintu, C. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-06)
      Haemophilia is not as uncommon in Black people as was previously thought (Bullock and Johnson 1957, Gelfand 1945). Several cases of haemophilia have been reported in Africa (Forbes et al 1966, Comperts et al 1969, Robin ...

    • Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and their correlate for urinary tract infection pathogens at Kitwe Central Hospital, Zambia. 

      Chisanga, J.; Mazaba, M.L.; Mufunda, J.; Besa, C.; Kapambwe-muchemwa, M.C.; Siziya, S. (Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)
      Inadequate data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in the Africa region and indeed in Zambia have led to ineffective empirical treatment before the culture and sensitivity results are made available. The purpose of ...

    • Tuberculosis burden in Southern province, Zambia, 2004 to 2013: Analysis of routine Tuberculosis surveillance data 

      Hadunka, F.; Kumar, R.; Chilembo, N.W.; Jacobs, C.N.; Hamoonga, R.; Chinyonga, J.; Michelo, C. (Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)
      Tuberculosis (TB) burden in Zambia is high (410/100,000 population incidence in 2013), but few data at subnational level for monitoring trends in incidence, case fatality rate (CFR), or district distribution are available ...

    • Neuroblastoma - An Unusual Presentation 

      Gupta, K.; Chintu, C.; Dube, M.K. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-02)
      Neuroblastoma is relatively a common malignant solid tumour in childhood. Half of the cases occur in children two years of age and younger and three quarters before 4 years of age. Neuroblastoma develops ...

    • National Cancer Control Strategic Plan 2016 - 2021 

      Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health, 2016)
      Zambia is currently experiencing a high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with significant consequences on morbidity and mortality. Among the four NCDs, cancer has had significant morbidity and mortality, especially ...

    • Unilateral tubal twin pregnancy 

      Wadrawa, S. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-08)
      Unilateral tubal ,twin pregnancy was first reported by de Ott in 1891. The subject has been reviewed by various authors (Lash and Kaufan 1942; and Loh 1962) and to-date only eighty-seven cases ...