Browsing Medical Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Malaria"
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The additional effect of focal indoor residual spraying on incidence of malaria in a setting with high insecticide treated bed net coverage in Mansa District, Luapula Province
(University of Zambia, 2019)Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality especially in children under 5 years and pregnant women in Zambia. Environmental factors and behavioral patterns of vectors and human populations combine to provide ... -
Assessment of malaria diagnostic services in Serenje District, Zambia
(2014-02-17)Zambia is one of the countries that have embarked on improved and accurate diagnosis of malaria in order to optimize the out come of malaria management. This has led to a change of policy, which emphasized the importance ... -
Association of intraleukocytic malaria pigment with disease severity in children with plasmodium falciparum Malaria
(2012-07-10)In malaria diagnosis, peripheral parasitaemia is used as an indicator of malaria severity. However, this does not quantify central sequestration, which is important in the pathogenesis of severe malaria. Intraleukocytic ... -
Determination of levels of utilization and adherence to intermittent presumptive treatment with sulphadoxine pyrimethamine among pregnant women in Ndola Urban District, Zambia
(2012-08-13)Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health problem in Zambia and in many other developing countries. Adverse outcomes include low birth weight and fetal death as well as maternal mortality and morbidity. The Ministry ... -
Determination of levels of utilization and adherence to intermittent presumptive treatment with sulphadoxine pyrimethamine among pregnant women in Ndola Urban District, Zambia
(2012-08-14)Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health problem in Zambia and in many other developing countries. Adverse outcomes include low birth weight and fetal death as well as maternal mortality and morbidity. The Ministry ... -
Determination of plasmodium falciparum parasites diversity using MSPII family specific allelic primers among symptomatic children aged five years and below in Zambia
(2012-06-21)Introduction: Malaria is still a major public health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries. Therefore effective integrated malaria control strategies are a requirement. However, parasite antigen diversity might ... -
Determination of Tumor Necrosis factor-a, Interluekin-10, Interluekin-12, and Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 levels in relation to Malaria severity in children
(2012-08-13)Malaria is highly prevalent in sub-Sahara Africa and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality accounting for approximately one million deaths per annum. Disease severity and parasitaemia have been linked to cytokine ... -
Effectiveness of rapid diagnostic test fo Malaria diagnosis in children under 15 years of age of Nchelenge District in the Luapula Province
(2012-08-10)Rapid detection of the malaria parasite and early treatment of infection still remain the most important goals of disease management. This study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Rapid Diagnostic ... -
Factors associated with malaria-anemia in under-five children in selected communities in Zambia
(2015-04-13)Background:Severe anaemia due to infection with complicated falciparum malaria remains a significant cause of morbidity in children under the age of 5 years, especially in endemic areas. Severe malarial anaemia increases ... -
Factors Influencing Utilization of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Chipata District's Rural, Peri-Urban and Urban Health Centers in Eastern Province
(2012-08-08)Rapid and accurate diagnosis is fundamental to effective management and control of malaria. In Zambia the Integrated Technical Guidelines (ITG) for Frontline Heath Workers and the National Integrated Management of Child ... -
Prevalence of Malaria in pregnancy in Kaoma District
(2011-11-07)The study to determine the prevalence of malaria in pregnancy, its associated factors, and its pattern of distribution (geographical) was carried out in thirteen (13) health facilities of Kaoma district, the largest of the ... -
Prevalence of Malaria Parasitaemia in Severely Malnourished Children at UTH's Ward A07 and Matero Reference Clinic
(2012-01-17)Malnutrition contributes 53% of under-five mortality.Under-five children of Sub Saharan Africa are the group most affected by both malnutrition and malaria. Malaria is a major public health problem in Zambia. The disease ...