Browsing Medical Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Malnutrition"
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Nutrient Composition of the Termite Macrotermes Falciger,Collected from Lusaka district,A potential agent against Mulnitrition
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Introduction Roasted winged termites (Macrotermes falciger) are a highly relished insect, which are common in Zambia during the rainy season. The edible termites are de-winged, roasted and salted for use as a snack, either ... -
Performance Evaluation of Eleven Severe Acute Malnutrition Community Based Outpatient Therapeutic Care (SAMCTC) Centres in Lusaka District of Zambia
(2011-11-07)Later in the 1990s, the Community Based Therapeutic Care (CTC) program was introduced first in emergency areas (refugee camps, disaster areas), and later expanded to other locations where severe malnutrition existed. The ... -
Prevalence of enteropathogens in children with persistent diarrhoea and malnutrition with or without HIV infection before and after nutritional intervention at UTH
(2012-07-18)Persistent diarrhoea leads to malnutrition and the malnutrition that develops predisposes to further persistent diarrhoea. This becomes a persistent diarrhoea-malnutrition - persistent diarrhoea vicious cycle which is a ... -
A study on the effect of HIV infection on the duration of the stabilization phase of children with severe acute malnutrition at the University Teaching Hospital, department of paediatrics and child health, Lusaka, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Title: The Effect of HIV Infection on the Duration of the Stabilization Phase in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. Background: Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) ...