African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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QUALITY OF LIFE AND BURDEN OF CARE IN PRIMARY FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS: A STUDY FROM SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA
(2011-06)Background: Majority of the people who care for persons affected by mental illness are family members, who also have to combine this with taking care of their own immediate family and personal needs. This role places a ... -
MALARIA TREATMENT PRACTICES OF UNDER-FIVE CAREGIVERS AND WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT A DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PACKAGE FOR MALARIA IN ONA-ARA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2011-07)Background: Home management of malaria (HMM) using artemisinin-based combined therapy (ACT) has proved to be very effective in the treatment of malaria in rural communities. Efforts have been undertaken to increase ACT ... -
The Zambia health information digest July - September 2001
(University of Zambia Medical Library, 2001-07)Cervical cancer is an important women's reproductive health problem, especially in African countries where many women die from the disease each year. Unlike many cancers, cervical cancer can be prevented. The ... -
Analysis of the study skills of undergraduate pharmacy students of the University of Zambia School of Medicine.
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2015-09-25)It aimed to compare the study skills of two groups of undergraduate pharmacy students in the School of Medicine, University of Zambia using the Study Skills Assessment Questionnaire (SSAQ), with the goal of analysing ... -
Goitre in the Western Province of Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1975-01)The prevalence of Goitre in Zambia is confirmed. This is especially so among female subjects. -
Hospital records: records or a science of disease
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1984-04)The findings of an attempted retrospective study of medical records of 1,107 patients admitted to the University Teaching Hospital during a two year period have been elaborated. As a result of a poor filing system ... -
Unusual Complication of Kirschner-Wire-Fixation of Carpo-Metacarpal Joint of the Thumb
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1982-10)A rare case of injury to the flexor tendons of index finger during Kirschnei-wit-e-fixation of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb, is described. The case is being reported for the greater ... -
Rhinosporidiosis in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-08)Thirty-two cases of rhinosporidiosis are reported for the first time in Zambia. The epidemiology, clinico-pathological aspect and diagnosis is discussed. The study indicates that rhinosporiodiosis is endemic in ... -
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Protocols and Guidelines
(University of zambia, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2014-02)Instituting protocols and guidelines have been shown to improve patient safety, communication, and quality outcomes. Thus, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Zambia and the University Teaching ... -
Influence of exogenous Prolactin on Thyroid uptake of 125I in Rats
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-08)Prolactin at a daily dose of 500g fated to influence thyroidal 125 I uptake in sexually mature male and ovariectomized female rats. The lowered mean uptake value in prolactin treated intact females is ... -
Out~ Patient care gradients for a rural Zambian Hospital
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1974)Maurice King (Medical Care in Developing Countries, 1966), has shown that Out-Patient Care Gradients, i.e., the relationship between distance travelled by patients to attend clinic, is exponential for hospitals in developing ... -
Clinical Assessment of the Older Breathless Patient
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-10)It should not be construed as unusual to discuss breathlessness in an older patient presenting to a Zambian health institution today. Our Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) include eradication of poverty and hunger ... -
Phytoestrogens and early onset androginic alopecia: a study in ndola, zambia.
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2018)Androgenic alopecia is the most common type of hair loss experienced in males, presenting in genetically susceptible males with high free testosterone levels. Early onset androgenic alopecia refers to androgenic alopecia ... -
Information & Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines
(Ministry of Health, 2014-02)This document establishes the Information & Communications Technology Standards and Guidelines for the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health is responsible for health in this country and it has embraced ICTs as an ... -
W.H.O. seminar on protein calorie malnutrition
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The neonatal hand-mouth reflex its persistence in a case of hydranencephaly
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The effect of longterm alcohol exposure on liver choline dehydrogenase activity
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-02)Rats were exposed to an ethanol-containing drinking mixture for 54, 84 and 105 days. It was shown that a progressive increase in liver choline dehydrogenase activity occurred which ... -
Sweet's syndrome in a child
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-07)An unusual case of Sweet's syndrome occurring in a child is presented. Since Sweet described the distinctive syndrome of obscure etiology in 1964, many cases have been reported from all over the world, including ... -
Unusual presentation of lymphoma
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-07)A case of diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (DNHL) of poorly differentiated lymphocytic type (Stage IV) in a 63 year old African male with obstructive cardiomyopathy, massive left sided renomegaly and ... -
Factors contributing to physical gender based violence reported at Ndola Central Hospital, Ndola,Zambia: A case control study
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2016)To determine socio-demographic factors associated with gender-based violence (GBV). A case control study was conducted at Ndola Central Hospital Casualty Department. The study was conducted from December 2015 to July 2016. ...
