Medical Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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An assessment of the experience of childbirth in women delivering at the University teaching hospital, Lusaka
(2012-06-22)The birth experience is something that affects a woman's perception of her labour. A positive birth experience may correlate with a positive perception of labour and vice versa. As caregivers we are interested in whether ... -
Control of bleeding in transversical prostatectomy at the University Teaching Hospital
(2012-06-22)With increasing age BPH causes a lot of morbidity in men. At UTH 40% of the patients in the urology clinic are those with BPH. Treatment of this condition is both by medical and surgical. The goal of surgery is to remove ... -
Obstetric Outcome in Teenage Pregnancies at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-06-22)The teenage period is between 12 and 19 years. Pregnancy in the teenager poses special social, psycological and medical risks both to the mother and her offsping. Because of the physical, physiological and emotional ... -
Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Zambian children: Highlighting the changing pattern in the Aetiology of Bacterial Meningitis in Zambia
(2012-06-22)A hospital based prospective study on Acute Bacterial Meningitis (ABM) in Zambian Children was done in the department of Paediatrics, University Teaching Hospital Lusaka over a period of six months in the hot dry season ... -
Stroke in the young adults at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-06-21)This six month prospective case controlled study involving sixty patients was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.To study the relationship between strokes in the young adults (15-45 years) and ... -
Cross sectional survey of HIV prevalence amongest Medical admissions to The University Teaching Hospital
(2012-06-21)The study was conducted in the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka, Zambia from may 2003 to July 2003. It was conducted In the medical admission ward (Phase V) of the hospital. In this cross sectional survey, over 100 ... -
The impact of Human Immune Deficiency Virus on Meningitis in Adult Zambian Patients
(2012-06-21)This is a clinical and laboratory comparative study of the clinical presentation and outcomes of Meningitis in 75 adult Zambian patients, 44 HIV positive patients ( 28 males and 16 females) and 19 HIV negative( 10 males ... -
Herpertitis B and C Viral Co-infection in HIV infected Patients enrolled in the Antiretrovial Treatment Program at the Universiity Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-06-21)Hepatitis B and C viral co-infection in HIV infected patients enrolled in the antiretroviral treatment program at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.There are currently few studies describing the prevalence ... -
A study of pharmacokinetics of anti tuberculosis drugs in Zambian PTB patients co-infected with the Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus
(2012-06-21)The present study assesses the pharmacokinetic parameters for rifampicin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide in Zambian PTB patients with HIV at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. The assaying of the drugs was done ... -
Management of supracondylar fractures of the humerus by a conservative method in a District Hospital
(2012-06-21)The treatment of supracondylar fractures can be by open operative manipulation and fixation or by closed manipulation alone. This is a follow up study of supracondylar fractures of the humerus treated by closed means at ... -
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 ... -
Morbidity and Mortality Among HIV -1 Infected Children Receiving Artiretroviral Therapy At The University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-06-21)The introduction of antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV care and lead to significant reduction in morbidity and mortality worldwide. In resource poor setting like Zambia, HIV-infected children often start treatment ... -
Clinical, Laboratory and radiologic features of Tuberculous Meningitis in Children at the University Teaching Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
(2012-06-21)Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 reasons for admission in the University Teaching Hospital(UTH), Department of Paediatrics, accounting for 4 -8 % of all admissions. The relative incidence of tuberculous ... -
The Transmission Attributes Of Peri-Urban Malaria In Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-06-18)Malaria is a disease of great public health importance in Zambia. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is endemic in all nine provinces. The malaria transmission paradigms may be higher in urban populations ... -
Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) practice by trained health workers ( A baseline study)
(2012-06-18)In Zambia, one in ten children dies before the first birthday, and one in five before their fifth birthday. To reduce this unacceptable high under five mortality the IMCI strategy was introduced in Zambia in 1995 by the ... -
The Prevalence of plasmodium falciparum point mutations associated with resistance to chloroquine and artemisinin in Lusaka urban district
(2012-06-18)Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Zambia where 95 percent of the cases are caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Chloroquine, the former drug of choice for uncomplicated malaria treatment became less ... -
Comparison of the use of Microscopy and Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) in the Determination of the Epidemiology of the Re-emerging Bovine Trypanosomosis in Choma-Kalomo block of the Southern Province of Zambia
(2012-06-18)A cross sectional study was carried out by microscopy and Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), a novel molecular technique that amplifies target DNA under isothermal conditions, to determine the epidemiology of ... -
Knowledge Among Parents/Guardians On The Presentation Of Paediatric HIV/AIDS And Related Factors
(2012-06-18)Zambia similar to other sub Saharan countries has high sero prevalence rates of HIV. In spite of several campaigns and strategies to improve HIV/AIDS awareness, paediatric HIV/AIDS cases in Zambia continue to rise. Despite ... -
Clinical and epidemiological features of Salmonella Septicaemia at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka
(2012-06-18)SETTINGS Study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital medical wards. 98 Patients with positive blood cultures for Salmonella spp. were studied. OBJECTIVES To describe clinical and epidemiological features of ... -
Conservative Management of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Adult Patients in The University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-06-18)This study was carried out over a period of 13 months. It is a prospective study on adult patients admitted to the general surgical wards at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, with fractures of the femur. The aim ...