Medical Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The bio-availability of vitamin A in adults and children with persistent diarrhoea in Zambia
(2013-01-09)HIV infection has had a major impact on the health of the Zambian population. Micronutrient deficiencies are common in people with AIDS, and include Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Folic Acid, Zinc and Selenium deficiencies.There ... -
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 ... -
Causes of septicemia and characteristics of babies admitted with provisional diagnosis of septicemia to the neonatal intensive care unity at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2013-01-09)Neonatal septicemia is a common cause of admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University Teaching hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia, accounting for twenty percent of admissions, and is the third ... -
The Predictive value of anaemia in determining mortality in patients with HIV at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(2013-01-09)Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the predictive values of anaemia (lower levels of haemoglobin), CD4 count and WHO clinical staging in determining mortality among HIV positive patients enrolling on the ART ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of family planning in a rural district of Zambia
(2013-01-09)A survey was conducted in Chipata District, in the Eastern Province of Zambia from June to September 1986. The results revealed that 50 - 60 percent of wives had ever used traditional contraception (abstinence, prolonged ... -
Autonomic neuropathy and impotence in Zambian diabetics
(2013-01-09)A Study was carried out among male diabetic subjects over a period of six months to determine the prevalences of both autonomic neuropathy and impotence in diabetics in Zambia. The subjects of the study group were from ... -
Fetal and maternal complications of forceps and vacuum extraction at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2013-01-08)The study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The aim of the study was to find out Fetal and Maternal complications of Forceps and Vacuum extractions deliveries.The ... -
Poteinuria in children admitted to the paediatric department of the University teaching hospital
(2013-01-08)Background: Proteinuria is a non-specific and common laboratory finding in children that occur in a variety of kidney diseases. The causative factors of proteinuria are varied and may include infections such as Hepatitis ... -
Factors influencing the outcome of acute Haematogenous Osteomyelitis (AHO) at The University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2013-01-08)This is a cross sectional review study of 112 patients with Acute Haematogenous Osteomyelitis (AHO) of long bones of the upper and lower extremities who were seen in the orthopaedic clinic at the University Teaching Hospital ... -
A Cross-Sectional study on Factors associated with perforated peptic ulcer disease in adults presesnted to the University Teachng Hospital,Lusaka
(2012-12-20)Objective: To determine the various clinical and epidemiological factors associated with peptic ulcer perforation in adults at UTH.A pilot study for an impending broader controlled study. Design: A hospital-based ... -
Performance of Rural and Urban Adult Participants on Neuropsychological tests in Zambia
(2012-12-20)Neuropsychological examination is an important way of formally assessing brain function. While there is so much documentation about the influence that some factors such as age and education has on neuropsychological tests ... -
Beta-haemolytic streptococci : group specificity in relation to clinical manifestations of infection and antimicrobial susceptibility of the various streptococcal groups at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-11-08)A total of 239 isolates of beta-haemolytic streptococci were grouped serologically using the "Streptex" rapid latex test kit (Wellcome Reagents Limited, England).The age, sex, type of the clinical specimen, and clinical ... -
Prevalance and epidemiology of rotavirus infection in infantile diarrhoea at the Diarrhoeal Training Unit of the University Teaching Hospital of Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-10-30)In the present study undertaken at the Diarrhoeal Training Unit of the University Teaching Hospital of Lusaka (Zambia), Rotavirus was isolated in 29 out of 152 infants (19.08%) with acute diarrhoea and in 1 out of 78 ... -
A study of Nevirapine toxicity in HIV Infected pregnant women at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-10-22)Background: The toxicity of nevirapine based regimen in pregnant women with CD4 counts greater than 250 cells/mm3 is well documented. WHO as well as the United States Food and Drug Agency (US FDA) cautions use of nevirapine ... -
A study to determine women's intention to prevent Vesico-Vaginal Fistula recurrence in two repair centres in Zambia
(2012-10-19)Vesico vaginal fistula is the commonest urogenital fistula in Zambia. According to United Nations Population Fund, annual report (2009), the number of fistula repairs have increased from 133 in 2005 to 252 in 2008 country ... -
Cost-effective analysis of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART) at Choma General Hospital Art Center in Choma District
(2012-10-19)The study was conducted in order to estimate the costs and effects of ARVs used in treatment of HIV infected patients, to describe the costs of prophylaxis and treating of opportunistic infections by use of No-ARVs and to ... -
The effects of quality of education on neuropsychological test performance among Zambian Adults
(2012-10-19)The relationship between education and performance on neuropsychological tests has been established (Dotson, Kitner-Triolo, Evans, and Zonderman, 2009). It has also been found that ill-educated but cognitively healthy ... -
Defining core clinical anatomy for undergraduate medical education in Zambia using a new needs assessment strategy
(2012-10-19)The research problems, for this study, were that, a) there was no agreement on what constituted core clinical anatomical knowledge for undergraduate medical education, b) there were no studies, based on investigational ... -
The prevelance of intraventricular hamorrhage and associated risk factors in preterm neonates with birth weight of 1.5 KG and below admitted to the Neonatal intensive care unit at the University Teaching Hospital,lusaka,Zambia
(2012-10-15)Background Intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is a condition associated with prematurity and is related to bleeding in the capillary network of the germinal matrix of the developing brain. IVH puts these preterm neonates ... -
Hermolytic disease of the newborn among newborn babies with ABO incompatibility,at the University teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-10-15)Introduction: Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a clinical condition in which fetal red blood cells are destroyed by maternal allo-antibodies directed red blood cell antigens acquired from the father. Justification: In ...