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The Viability of Whole Blood and Packed Cells at the Time of Transfusion at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) the maintenance of standards relating to the transport and storage of blood may be more difficult to achieve. Bacteria contamination and hyperkalemia represent two significant ... -
Von Willebrand factor activity and activated partial thromboplastin time in women with menorrhagia at the gynaecology clinic of the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)von Willebrand Disease (vWD) is the most common or prevalent inherited bleeding disorder. It is caused by a deficiency or dysfunction of von Willebrand Factor, which is a glycoprotein that carries Factor VIII (Anti haemophilic ... -
Willingness to accept HIV testing among caretakers with a child attending the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka,Zambia
(2013-07-18)BACKGROUND: Just 28 percent of Zambian adults aged 15-49 know their HIV status. Those who do not know they are infected with HIV can spread the virus to many others before they become ill, and without early diagnosis may ... -
Work load indicators of staffing needs for midwives and nurses offering maternal neonatal and child health services in Chongwe district Lusaka Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Lack of appropriate human resources planning is an important factor in the inefficient use of the public health facilities. Workforce projections can be improved by using objective methods of staffing needs based on the ... -
Work-related stress among Choma Kara counselling home-based care workers of AIDS patients
(2013-02-03)Infections caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) constitute the greatest global public health challenge today, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which has been worst hit by the pandemic. This has created ... -
Young Men's Perception of Male Circumcision at the University of Zambia in Lusaka: Implications for HIV/AIDS Prevention
(2011-07-13)This is a report of the study that was conducted at The University of Zambia (UNZA) main campus to explore the perceptions of male students towards male circumcision (MC) and its effectiveness as a complimentary method ... -
Young men's sexuality and sexually transimitted infections in Zambia
(2012-08-10)The study reported in this dissertation assesses and determines the prevalence of sickness and injury in the Zambian industry from a micro level by taking Nakambala Sugar Estate as a case study. The study was a cross-sectional ...
