Medical Journal of Zambia: Recent submissions

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    • Clinical Medicine or Community Health Care. 

      Clinical Medicine or Community Health Care (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1980-06)
      "There is much evidence that expenditure would have been better directed towards more public health services designed to prevent rather than to cure disease. Regarding the provision of personal services it seems that ...

    • The Role of Anatomy in Clinical Practice 

      Banda, S. S. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2008-01)
      The study investigated, using the participant observation method, how clinicians use knowledge of anatomy in clinical settings. The aim of the study was to inform clinically oriented anatomy teaching with regard content ...

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

      Mulaisho, C. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-06)
      The mode of presentation of 118 insulin-dependent and 187 non insulin-dependent diabetics is outlined. The complications as well as associated diseases are presented. Eighty-six males were ...

    • Omphalocele and Gastroschisis Analysis of a 6 year Series of 23 Cases 

      Munkonge, L. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1981-11)
      Twenty-three cases of omphalocele or gastroschisis managed at the Pediatric Surgical Department of Juntendo University Medical School, Tokyo, Japan during the period 1973-78 are analysed. There were 5 ...

    • Prevalence of bilharzia in Zambia 

      Fine, J. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1975-01)
      There has been a considerable accumulation of data in recent years enabling a more accurate assessment of the extent of bilharzia in Zambia than has been possible hitherto. The data fall into two groups. The first consists ...

    • Indications of Limb Amputation in Zambian Neonatals 

      Munkonge, L. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1984-01)
      A personal experience in the amputation of 27 limbs in 21 Zambian neonates has been presented. The indications for amputation have been elaborated. There were fewer immediate post-operative complications in the ...

    • Stress in Humanitarian Workers. 

      Dia, S.A.; Mohamed, A.S.; Gaye Fall, M.C; Ndiaye, M.; Dieng, N.B. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)
      In emerging countries, the consequences of stress remain undervalued. Stress in workplace is increasingly recognized as one of the most serious occupational health hazards reducing workers' satisfaction and productivity, ...

    • Bacteriology of Rural Water Supplies of Mutenda Community District of Chingola, Zambia 

      Fayinka, O.A. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-02)
      The sources of water supply for drinking and other domestic uses available to the rural population of Mutenda was analysed bacteriologically by standard techniques presumptive and Differential Coliform tests ...

    • Bacteriology of Rural Water Supplies of Mutenda Community District of Chingola, Zambia 

      Fayinka, O.A. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-06)
      The sources of water supply for drinking and other domestic uses available to the rural population of Mutenda was analysed bacteriologically by standard techniques ( presumptive and Differential Coliform tests ...

    • Tuberculous Manifestations in Children 

      Raghu, M.J.; Patel, Y.S.; Chintu, C.; Chawla, V. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-06)
      Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial disease that still ranks high as a public health problem. It occupied the 13th position among the 21 communicable diseases considered as priority problems ...

    • The methanol,ethanol and fusel oil contents of some Zambian alcoholic drinks 

      Conor, R.; Okafor, B.; Nwegbu, M. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1974)
      There is considerable evidence that certain Zambian home-produced beers and spirits contain toxic contaminants. Apart from known additives such as methylated spirits and plant juices, high levels of iron, copper and zinc ...

    • Utilisation of Maternity Care Services Offered by Traditional Birth Attendants in Chongwe Rural District 

      Hazemba, A.; Sizitya, R. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-07)
      To explore the services offered by traditional birth attendants (TBAs), determine outcome of deliveries, and to characterize the trained TBAs. : A cross sectional study was carried out in which 140 practising TBAs both ...

    • Serum protein concentrations of healthy Zambians and Europeans resident in Lusaka 

      Snook, C.R. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1974-10)
      Substantial differences in plasma protein patterns have been reported for apparently health persons living in the tropics (Holmes et al., 1955, Eziolo 1970, Nantulya and Lindqvist 1973). This seems to be particularly true ...

    • Umbilical hernia in Zambian school children 

      Rao, G.; Kintzarski, M. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1981-08)
      2,638 Zambian school children (1,220 boys,1,418 girls) between the ages of six and eighteen years were examined for the presence of umbilical hernia. A total of 178 children had umbilical hernia giving a percentage of 6.7. ...

    • Improved financial probity in the health Sector following the WHO reforms in Zambia 

      Sikazwe, A; Musumali, M; Siboonde, M; Chabala, R; Mufunda, J.; Chime, J. K. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)
      The World Health Organization (WHO) Reform emphasizes strict adherence to two procedures for disbursements of resources allocated to all the 196 member states as per approval from the World Health Assembly. Direct financial ...

    • Leveraging existing laboratory capacity towards universal health coverage: A case of Zambian laboratory services 

      Mazaba, M.L.; Mwaba, P.; Droti, B.; Kagulura, S.; Makasa, C.; Masaninga, F; Vwalika, B.; Mufunda, J.; Kachimba, J. S. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)
      The provision of quality health care is influenced by the availability and capacity of the support systems such as the laboratory. The Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) by the Ministry of Health with ...

    • Screening of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Workers of a Construction Company in a Developing Country, Senegal 

      Mohamed, A. S.; Dia, S. A.; Ndoye, E. O.; Gaye Fall, M.C; Diaby, A.; Soumah, M.M.; Ndiaye, M.; Cisse, G. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)
      This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in workplace and the global risk among workers of a Construction Company in a developing country. It was a retrospective and descriptive survey ...

    • Pancreatic Cancer. 

      Banda, L; Lishimpi, K; Bechtold, M; Phiri, G; Simuyandi, M; Madsen, M; Asombang, A. W.; Ibdah, J. A. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)
      In 2007, the Cancer Disease Hospital (CDH) was opened as the national referral center for patients diagnosed with cancer in Zambia. Since inception of the CDH, there has been no systematic analysis of the disease burden ...

    • Maternal and foetal morbidity associated with caesarean section 

      Narone, J.N.; Narone, R.K.; Walharmi, S.; Chatterjee, T.K. (The University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1981-08)
      264 cases of Caesarean sections were reviewed for the,period January I,1978 to December 31,1978 in the U.T.H. An analysts was made with particular emphasis on Maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. The need of early ...

    • Indigenous knowledge systems for the treatment of hypertension in Lusaka, Zambia: Perceptions, Knowledge and Practice 

      Goma, F; Prashar, L (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)
      A significant number of patients suffering from hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity, are said to access traditional medicine (TM) for their disease management. Traditional medicine, originating ...