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Dental caries on permanent dentition in primary school children — Ndola, Zambia, 2017
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2018)Dental caries is a major oral health problem affecting 60-90% of children in developing countries . This study aimed to determine the prevalence of caries and associated factors in permanent dentition among primary school ... -
Description of cases of parasuicides reported at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka. Zambia: preliminary findings
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Parasuicide has become a public health problem of importance. A sample size of 207 case records of patients was estimated considering a prevalence of 16+5% obtained in the project area, z=1.96 and margin of error of 5%. ... -
Determinants of fetal mortality in Zambia.
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2018)A pregnancy that does not terminate into a live birth is a public health concern. The aim of the paper was to determine factors associated with fetal deaths in Zambia. This paper uses data from the 2013/2014 Zambia Demographic ... -
Does circumcision influence risky sexual behaviour among circumcised sexually active men in Zambia?
(Zambia National Public Health Institute, 2017)Low circumcision and high rates of heterosexual acquired HIV infections are among factors that have “influenced” Zambia to adopt, encourage and spearhead Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) as a preventive tool ... -
The epidemiology of liver disease as we celebrate world liver day
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2018)Exactly a year after the official launch of ZThe Health Press –Zambia (THP – Z) THP- extends its heartiest congratulations to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the occasion of the Organisation’s 70th Anniversary for ... -
Epidemiology of tuberculosis in the context of HIV and AIDS in Sinazongwe district of Zambia:
(Zambia National Public Health Institute, 2017)TB cure and completion rates have remained poor for Sinazongwe district in the past five years. Mortality, treatment failure and defaulter rates among TB patients have also been increasing in the same period. The reasons ... -
Factors associated with the 2012 typhoid fever outbreak in Mufulira district, Zambia : A case control study
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2018)Typhoid fever is still a public health concern especially in Africa and Asia infecting millions of people while killing thousands. In the year 2012, Zambia recorded a number of typhoid fever outbreaks. The most affected ... -
Full immunisation coverage of under five children and its correlates among women in Lubuto, Ndola, Zambia.
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2018)Child morbidity and mortality in most developing countries is mainly due to vaccine-preventable diseases and Zambia is not an exception according to WHO. Although numerous interventions have been made to increase immunisation ... -
Hopeful: Towards the tail end of the Zambia cholera 2017/2018 outbreak?
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2018)Early October 2017, cholera broke out in two sub-districts of Lusaka District. In the 4th week of the outbreak, the response team was excited to see a drastic drop in the number of cases. But the following week, the numbers ... -
Increasing problem of alcohol abuse among the Zambian population in the psychiatric setting
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Alcohol abuse is related to the development of cancer, neuropsychiatric disorders, cardiovascular diseases and cirrhosis of the liver among others. Level of alcohol abuse varies in different subpopulations and is hypothesized ... -
Inva gene and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella Spp isolated from commercially processed broiler carcasses In Lusaka District, Zambia.
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2018)Poultry meat is considered to be one of the major vehicles of Salmonella infections in humans en implicated in outbreaks of Salmonellosis in humans. The potential for mass outbreaks of Salmonellosis is likely to be linked ... -
Keep our future generation alive: Reinforcing routine HIV testing and treatment among children in Zambia
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Only 3% of children visiting clinics are tested for HIV, despite Ministry of Health recommendations to test and treat ALL children. If unidentified and left untreated, 75% of HIV positive children die by the age of 5 ... -
Level of knowledge on postnatal care and its associated factors in Ndola, Zambia
(Zambia. Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Postnatal care (PNC) is considered as the most important maternal and child health service offered for a period of six weeks from the time of delivery. Inability to promote health behaviours affecting mothers and newborn ... -
Malaria incidence in Zambia, 2013 to 2015: Observations from the health management information system.
(Zambia National Public Health Institute, 2017)Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Zambia, particularly in highly endemic areas and among pregnant women and children under 5 years. In 2014, 5.8 million cases were reported through the National Health ... -
Medical prescription pitfalls of acute upper respiratory infections in government health care facilities in Zambia
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Prescribing of medicines is one of the most important clinical task that is complex and consists of a mixture of sub-competences such as principles of clinical pharmacology, knowledge, skill, critical judgement among many ... -
Microbial translocation and its clinical significance
(Zambia National Public Health Institute, 2018)The literature was searched in PubMed Medline National Library of Medicine from 1990 to 2016 were used. The following words were used: ‘microbial translocation’ and ‘clinical significance,’ or ‘biomarkers,’ or ‘toll-like ... -
Misdiagnosis of heart failure for Amlodipine adverse reaction
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)This is a case report of misdiagnosis of heart failure for amlodipine related adverse reaction. Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker frequently used in drug treatment of essential hypertension. Adverse ... -
Negligible therapeutic effects of enalapril in a 65-year-old black man of essential hypertension
(Health Press Zambia Bull, 2017)This is a case report of negligible therapeutic effects of enalapril in a patient of essential hypertension for a period of 3 months. Negligible therapeutic effects of enalapril response in this patient was unexpected as ... -
Occurrence of cholera in Lukanga fishing camp, Kapiri-mposhi district, Zambia
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Most of the cholera outbreaks in Zambia have been recorded from fishing camps and peri-urban areas of the Copperbelt, Luapula and Lusaka provinces. Cholera cases have been recorded every year in the Lukanga fishing camps ... -
Outbreak of anthrax among humans and cattle in Western province of Zambia, November 2016 to January 2017
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)An outbreak of anthrax occurred in Western province on 11th November 2016. The outbreak was confirmed using PCR. Out of the 7 specimens examined for Bacillus anthracis, 3 were positive. Altogether 67 suspected cases were ...