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The electrolyte profile of severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months, presenting to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Objective: To determine the electrolyte profile of severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months, presenting to UTH, Lusaka. Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted at UTH, malnutrition ward, where patients ... -
Emergency contraception provider and client perspectives in Lusaka
(2012-08-14)Objective is to explore issues of accessibility, administration, transition to regular family planning, training and management of side effects as applied to emergency contraceptive pills. Subjects were 52 Health care ... -
Emergency contraceptive awareness among women with abortions at University Teaching Hospital Lusaka
(2012-07-25)BACKGROUD:Zambia has a high maternal mortality ratio of 591/100 000 live births with unsafe abortions being one of the major causes. Adolescents and young women are particularly vulnerable to unsafe induced abortion with ... -
Enclampsia at the University Teaching Hospital
(2013-01-10)During 1997, there were 41,449 deliveries in Lusaka. Of these 29, 991 (72.4%) were at nine Lusaka maternity clinics, 878 (2.1%) were from Chainama maternity clinic, while 10,580 (25.5%) were University Teaching Hospital ... -
Epidemiological characteristics of patients with Myelomeningocoeles presenting to University Teaching Hospital - Lusaka
(2012-08-02)This study was carried out to highlight epidemiological characteristics that children with cranio - spinal dysraphism such as myelomeningocoeles presenting to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka had. Records of ... -
Epidemiological profile of Tuberculosis in Sinazongwe District in the context of HIV/AIDS
(2015-10-26)A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Sinazongwe district located in the Zambezi valley region in Southern Province of Zambia to determine the prevalence of HIV among TB patients, examine trends and patterns ... -
Epidemiology of chemical poisoning: A case of the University Teaching Hospital and Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital, Lusaka(January to December 2012)
(2015-02-19)Introduction:Chemical poisoning has been identified as a significant global public health problem resulting in over 350, 000 deaths due to unintentional poisoning. Each year nearly a million people die as a result of ... -
Epidemiology of ectopic pregnancy at the University Teaching Hosipital Lusaka
(University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Ectopic pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy outside the uterine cavity and is a life-threatening emergency in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. It is a most common cause of maternal morbidity and ... -
Epidemiology of ectopic pregnancy at the university teaching hospital,Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Ectopic pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy outside the uterine cavity and is a life-threatening emergency in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. It is a most common cause of maternal morbidity and ... -
Epidemiology of preterm premature rupture of fetal memranes(PPROM) at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2014-11-07)Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is the main cause of preterm delivery and is associated worldwide with increased rates of neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality (Parry et al 1998, Joseph ... -
Escherichia coli exposure pathways in some unplanned settlements in Lusaka District, Zambia: A case of food safety
(University of Zambia, 2020)Poor sanitation has been characteristic of most peri-urban areas in Zambia resulting in environmental contamination with pathogens such as Escherichia coli consequently leading to high morbidity of enteric diseases. Foodborne ... -
Establishment and Evaluation of serological diagnostic tests for Human Cysticercosis
(2014-02-05)Taenia solium (T. solium) infections are of public health concern in most developing countries where diagnosis of the diseases is still a major challenge. This is due to the high cost and technique nature of most of the ... -
Estimation of Kidney injury molecule-1 and microalbuminuria levels in hypertensive patients at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka
(2015-11-24)Context— Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) represent one of the important health problems with high morbidity and mortality in Zambia. Recognition of AKI allows prompt injury specific intervention ... -
Evaluating community health workers performance in the prevention and control of malaria in Livingstone District,Zambia: a bottle neck analysis
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an important human resource in improving community malaria intervention coverages and success in reducing malaria incidence has been attributed to them. However, despite this attribution, ... -
Evaluating community health workers performance in the prevention and control of malaria in Livingstone District,Zambia: a bottle neck analysis
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an important human resource in improving community malaria intervention coverages and success in reducing malaria incidence has been attributed to them. However, despite this attribution, ... -
Evaluating the knowledge and attitude of Community Pharmacists towards type II Diabetes in Lusaka, Zambia
(2015-02-17)This study is hinged on the basis that tin addition to knowledge updates, the attitudes of health care professionals toward current concepts about diabetes care is just as critical. The core philosophy of modern diabetes ... -
Evaluation of antibiotic prescribing patterns for empirical therapy of neonatal sepsis at women and new born hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed and used drugs in the treatment of neonatal sepsis. Inappropriate use of antibiotics is associated with increased microbial resistance and neonatal mortality. Therefore, this ... -
The evaluation of Community led total sanitation as an intervention measure for the control of Porcine Cysticerosis in Katete District in the Eastern Province of Zambia
(2015-02-23)Taenia Solium cysticercosis is a zoonotic infection endemic in many developing countries. It occurs mainly in rural communities and is associated with poverty, poor sanitation and free-range pig management. Humans act as ... -
An evaluation of critical care nursing competence level among nurses working in critical care units at the University teaching hospital,lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2015)The quality of nursing care offered to critically ill patients and their survival greatly depend on nurses’ critical care nursing competence. Critical care nursing competence is emerging to be useful in early identification ... -
Evaluation of Factors that Affect Antiretroviral Adherence in Siavonga District, Zambia
(2012-08-01)Zambia is among the countries with high prevalence of HIV in the world, estimated at 16% among the adult population (ZDHS 2002). Noting the importance of adherence in HIV/AIDS treatment a case controlled study was conducted ...