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Diagnostic Accuracy of Waist circumference in detecting metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
(2011-12-09)Background: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of clinical features that increase cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in individuals. Up-to-date, there is no cheap, single surrogate test for MetS and current ... -
Difficulties of Disclosure of HIV Status to Sexual Partners among Expectant Women in Selected Clinics in Lusaka Urban
(2011-11-07)HIV disclosure and nondisclosure may have positive and negative impact on HIV positive clients and their sexual partners, family, and friends but very little was known in Zambia on the types of disclosure and its determinants. ... -
Disclosure of HIV status to Adolescents aged 10-15 years living with HIV in Kafue District of Lusaka Province in Zambia
(2015-04-13)Background: Disclosure of HIV status by caregivers to adolescents is low. This affects access to HIV care and treatment by adolescents living with HIV. While studies have been done to understand disclosure patterns, limited ... -
Disease burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome at four referral hospital in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) characterised by heart, eye and hearing defects usually affects an unborn baby when the mother is infected with Rubella virus in the first trimester of pregnancy. It is vaccine ... -
Distribution of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Zambia, 2008-2011
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is treated with four drugs: Isoniazid (INH), Rifampicin (RIF), Pyrazinamide (PZA) and Ethambutol (E). The emergence of drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis threatens ... -
Doctors and Nurses Knowledge and use of pain assessment tools: A case study of two tertially Hospitals
(2011-07-08)This study was necessitated by many gaps in pain research in Zambia. The percentage of doctors and nurses that assess pain using any indicator and what doctors and nurses do to treat pain. Therefore this study sought to ... -
Doctors and Nurses Knowledge and Use of Pain Assessment Tools: A Case Study of Two Tertiary Hospitals
(2011-07-01)This study was necessitated by many gaps in pain research in Zambia. The percentage of doctors and nurses that assess pain using any indicator and what doctors and nurses do to treat pain. Therefore this study sought to ... -
Drug related problems associated with anti-retroviral therapy of HIV/AIDS patients at Ndola Central Hospital
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Background: Antiretroviral therapy has posed multiple risks and challenges particularly in resource constrained African countries. This is due to the chronic nature of HIV/AIDS disease and hence its therapy, the use of ... -
Early neonatal deaths among preterm and term Neonates: A comparative study at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2016)Background: Globally, 15 million babies are born preterm (<37 weeks gestation) each year, and more than 1 million of those do not survive their first month of life. (Lawn, 2006). Preterm birth accounts for 75% of all ... -
Early outcome of Ponseti Management of Idiopathic Clubfoot at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-01-17)Ponseti technique as a management method of Congenital Talipes equinovarus had not been evaluated as a treatment tool for the clubfoot in Zambia.The study set out to look at the early clinical outcome of Ponseti management ... -
Early Tenotomy of Tibialis Posterior and Achilles Tendons in the management of congenital Talipes equinovarus (CTEV)
(2012-07-18)This is a prospective study carried out in the Orthopaedic Unit of the Department of Surgery at the University Teaching Hospital.The aim was to determine the effects of tenotomy of the tendons of tibialis posterior and ... -
Ecological determinants of Football Injuries: A Case Study of Lusaka Based FAZ Football Teams
(2013-04-15)Background: In Zambia, the rate of occurrence of injuries in the super division and division one teams, which are highly competitive leagues, have not been documented. Currently, there is a wide gap of information about ... -
Economic and social consequences of human african trypanosomiasis in Muchinga, Lusaka and Eastern provinces of Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) causes severe economic production losses in humans due to loss of man power and death. In Zambia most of the studies that have been done have focused on analysing the parasite while none ... -
The effect of gender on accessing antiretroviral therapy and its link to neurocognitive functioning
(2015-11-24)Objective: To determine the effect of gender on accessing antiretroviral therapy and its link to neurocognitive impairment. Methods: The study was in two parts. Part 1 used the qualitative approach and 38 participants ... -
The effect of health insurance on health care utilisation among people with non-communicable diseases in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2020)There is a growing burden of burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low and middle income countries (LMICs), with inequalities in NCDs and access to NCDs care persisting. Evidence suggests that these inequalities ... -
Effect of indoor residual spraying on incidence of malaria in Kaoma District of Western Province, Zambia
(2014-02-07)Introduction :Indoor residual spraying is one of the methods identified by World Health Organisation in combating malaria by controlling the vector mosquito. In line with the Zambian policy in malaria control, Kaoma district ... -
The effect of Kigelia Africana fruit extract on blood glucose in diabetes induced mice
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Objective: To determine the effect Kigelia africana fruit extract has on blood glucose levels of diabetes mice and its phytochemical profile Specific objectives: 1. To determine Kigelia africana fruit extracts’ effect ... -
Effect of low back pain on activities of daily living in patients seen at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka,Zambia:a cross sectional study the Oswestry disability index
(University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Low back pain (LBP) is an important cause of disability and work absenteeism. World health organization defines Disability as impairment of activity-limitations, participation restriction. The majority of low ... -
The effect of night time diuretic chronotherapy on quality and duration of sleep among Zambian hypertensive patients
(University of Zambia, 2015)Poor sleep plays an important role in the prevalence of hypertension. It increases the prevalence rate to 60%. It is thought that sleep regulates stress hormones and helps nervous system. Overtime, lack of sleep hurt the ...