African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in Zambia:Progress towards the Polio End Game
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2016)In the global polio eradication initiative acute flaccid paralysis cases are followed up two to three months after onset of paralysis to assess recovery of the children. In Zambia AFP cases are followed up regularly but ... -
Kwashiorkor: Some Reflections
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1967-10)The subject of malnutrition in Zambia is one receiving an increasing amount of attention and publicity. Work is being undertaken to assess the incidence and severity of this condition as ... -
Dealing with Zambia's Bilharzia Burden
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-10)In 1851 Tudor Bilharz, a German physician working in Kasr EI Aini, discovered the bilharzia worm while performing a postmortem on a young patient. The Egyptians realized, in 1911 that if this disease ... -
Possible chloroquine resistant malaria in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1967-04)In the fight against malaria the synthetic anti-malarials were greeted with great hopes. However,since their introduction there has been the disturbing evolution of strains of malaria resistant to them. In1947 resistance ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Rubella Antibodies in a Sample of Lusaka Mothers
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1983-10)Sera from 50 mothers of still born babies and 50 mothers of live born babies matched for parity were examined for rubella antibodies. There was no difference between the 2 groups. Altogether 88% of the mothers ... -
Urinary Retention due to Imperforate Hymen - A Case Series
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2007-01)Four cases are reported, of young girls in their early teens with urinary retention due to imperforate hymen. The girls presented to the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia with history of recurrent episodes of ... -
A Male Circumcision Service at the University Teaching Hospital as a strategy to reduce HIV transmission in Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2007-01)The University Teaching Hospital Urology unit has been running a male circumcision and reproductive health service for almost 2 years. This is the only dedicated service site for Male Circumcision in the region. This service ... -
Tuberculosis of the Middle Ear and Mostoid Antrum in a Child: A Case Report
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1984-06)A case of primary tuberculosis otitis media, who presented with a post aural mastoid swelling is presented. The diagnosis was reached at histology of the biopsy material. The clinical ... -
Analysis of undergraduate students’ perception of the educational environment of a medical school in Zambia provided a framework for strategic planning
(British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research., 2017-05)The aim of this study is to propose a strategy for improvement of undergraduate students’ learning environment based on analysis of their perceptions. Medical, Pharmacy, and Physiotherapy undergraduate students participated ... -
Extraction and demonstration of uterotonic activity from the root of steganotaenia araliacea hochst
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)The root of Steganotaenia araliacea is used for assisting labour in folk medicine. Recent reports indicate that the root could possess uterotonic substances. The study aimed to evaluate three methods for the Roots of the ... -
Evaluation of the educational environments of undergraduate medicine and pharmacy programmes at the University of Zambia.
(Research and Development Medical Education. 7 (1), 2018)Situational factors influence learners’ approaches to learning and determine learning outcomes. The study determined issues in the learning environments of medical and pharmacy students at the University of Zambia with a ... -
Issues in the learning context of undergraduate physiotherapy programme at a premier medical school in Zambia.
(Journal of Medical Education Summer, 2017)Students’ perceptions of their learning environments influence their approaches to learning and the learning outcomes, and reflect a programme’s effectiveness. In Africa, literature on the learning environments of medical ... -
Perceptions of male circumcision among male adults in Livingstone, Zambia
(School of Health and Society (Hogskolan Kristianstad), 2017)Male circumcision offers partial protection against HIV/AIDS and other STls. In Zambia overall adult HIV prevalence is 13.1 % with 1.6 % of the adult population becoming newly infected each year. Even if the government ... -
The impact of occupational health hazards and injuries on livelihoods of affected workers : A case of Kitwe District.
(Mulungushi University Medical Library, 2018-08)The subject of occupational health hazards, accidents and injuries is becoming a major problem. Although they are on the rise, they are poorly documented in many parts of Zambia and thus inadequate information accessible ... -
Primary Carcinoma of the Liver in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-12)A review of liver biopsies over a three year period revealed 166 cases of carcinoma of the liver. Hepatocellular carcinoma Constituted the commonest malignant tumour in male Zambians. The different ... -
Improving Infection Prevention Practice in Traditional Birth Attendants in Chongwe District, Zambia
(African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2016-04)Traditional birth attendants’ (TBAs’) practice is a source of public health concern due to high rates of infection among women and babies. This Study was undertaken in chongwe district, prompted by an earlier study that ... -
ANTIBIOTIC PROPERTIES OF AFFLATOXIN AND SOME OTHER FLOURECENT METABOLITES OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS (LINK)
(1971-06)Concentration of constituent of a modius, Ph, and age are known to influence the quality and quantity of metabolites produced by micro-organisms in media. The effects of variation of these parameters on the production of ... -
NITROSAMINE CONTAMINATION OF SOME NIGERIAN BEVERAGES
(1976-09)N-Nitrosamines are amongst the most potent and versatile experimental carcinogens ever tested on laboratory animals. As a result, their presence and that of their precursors in food meant for human consumption is a possible ...
