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Randomised controlled trial compairing locally made glycerine trinitrate cream treatment to manual dilatation of anus in acute anal fissure at the University Teaching Hospital
(2015-02-19)There are various ways of treating acute fissure in ano, broadly categorized as conservative and surgical methods. At The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Lusaka Zambia, acute fissure in ano is mainly treated by maual ... -
The reasons why women in Ndola Urban are not using Emergency Contraceptives
(2012-08-08)The ability to determine when or even whether to have children is an extraordinarily important human right that benefits not only the individual woman, who is able to control her fertility, but also others. Family planning ... -
Relationship between arterial elasticity and birth weight in Zambian children
(2013-01-09)The objective of the study was to determine the effect of birth weight on blood pressure and arterial stiffness in childhood. This was a cross sectional retrospective study involving 143 children from low to medium income ... -
The relationship between early onset neonatal septicaemia and mode of delivery
(2012-07-25)To determine the relationship between early-onset neonatal septicaemia and the mode of delivery among inborn neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, ... -
The relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and cognitive functioning in Zambian population
(2012-01-20)Aims: The nature of the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and cognitive functioning has attracted a considerable amount of attention overtime. However, the pattern of the relationship remains uncertain. ... -
Relationship between nutritional status and the ability of six to twelve- weeks infants to sero-convert to rotavirus vaccination
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Live attenuated oral vaccines against rotavirus have been shown to be less efficacious in children from developing countries compared to developed countries. Reasons for this disparity are not fully understood. This study ... -
Relationship between serum zinc levels and preeclampsia in pregnant women at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and pre-term delivery around the world. Though its exact cause is not yet known, it is found more commonly in developing countries. Deficiency of serum Zinc ... -
Relationship of HIV/HBV Co-Infection with CD4 Cell Count and Alanine Transaminase Levels in Anti-Retroviral Therapy Naive Patients / A Cross0Sectional Study
(University of Zambia, 2016)Hepatitis B virus (HBV) survives and replicates in the liver. In adults, it is mostly transmitted sexually. Because of this shared route with Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV), it is highly prevalent in HBV infected ... -
Reproductive Choices For Women Living with HIV on ART: The Views of Providers and Clients on Contraception and Fertility
(2013-07-18)Objective: The main objective of this study was to assess the reproductive choices for Women Living with HIV on ART in the urban health centres within Lusaka. Methods: Nine hundred and fifty six HIV-positive women receiving ... -
Research methodology,proposal development analysis and scientific report writing skills
(Lusaka Apex medical university, 2019-12)Welcome to Module 5 on Research Methodology and Proposal Development Course: MPH 651. Research is a logical and systematic search for new and useful information while research methodology is a way to systematically solve ... -
A restrospective study of still births at the Unversity Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
(2012-06-15)Zambia's Perinatal mortality rate (PNMR) ranks amongst the highest in the world and the need to reduce it is well recognized. Just well over 50% of this mortality is attributed to stillbirths and reduction of stillbirth ... -
Retention in care for patients receiving highly activeantiretroviral therapy at Health care facilities: The situation in Zambia
(2014-05-23)Background:Retaining in care for patients initiated on HAART is a challenge for health care facilities where patients are being lost at different points in the continuum of care. General Objective:To determine the extent ... -
Retrospective study on presentation,management of post pelvic abscesses A study of patients admitted to the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)A pelvic abscess is a pus filled cavity in the pelvis due to infection. It is typically the result of acute Pelvic Inflammably Disease (PID). Pelvic abscesses are a major gynaecological problem in contemporary gynaecological ... -
Retrospective, community based, comparative study of home and health centre deliveries in three compounds of Lusaka Urban
(2012-08-13)A descriptive, retrospective survey of home births and health centre births was conducted in three compounds of Lusaka urban from October to December, 1995.A total of 164 women were interviewed. All these were women who ... -
A review of clinical and immunological outcomes as predictors of viral loads among children on HAART for at least 24 weeks at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(2013-07-18)BACKGOUND: There is increasing evidence that the current clinical and immunological monitoring tools are not sufficient to identify early enough patients who are failing on treatment. Development of resistance to the ... -
A review of factors which influence learner participation in University extension education in Chipata District
(2011-07-08)The main purpose of the study was to review factors which influence learner participation in University extension education. The specific objectives were to determine factors that encouraged learner participation in ... -
A review of tenofovir and lamivudine dosing errors in patients on highly active anti retroviral therapy with renal impairment at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka,Zambia
(2015-04-13)Objectives Drug dosing errors are common in patients with renal impairment and could cause adverse effects and poor outcomes. The study reviewed tenofovir and lamivudine dosing errors as a component of the highly active ... -
A review of the patterns of Primary malignant bone tumours seen at The University of Zambia
(2015-04-23)This was a retrospective cross-sectional survey of patients who presented to The University Teaching Hospital with histologically confirmed primary malignant bone tumours from the 1st of January 2008 to the 31st of December ... -
Ripening of the cervix using the balloon catheter prior to induction of labour
(2012-07-25)The unripe cervix sometimes presents a real problem when induction of labour is indicated.The efficacy and safety of the balloon catheter in preinduction cervical ripening is evaluated in the study. The balloon catheter ...