African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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Motor skills and verbal fluency in HIV positive older adults in rural eastern Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)To investigate the performance of HIV infected older adults resident in a rural area in Eastern Zambia with low education level on the motor skills and verbal fluency. Materials and Methods employed in the study included ... -
Evaluation of the implementation of the reaching every district approach in routine immunisation in Lusaka District, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)In 2003, the Government of Zambia in collaboration with implementing partners in immunisation introduced the Reaching Every District (RED) strategy to improve immunization coverage. The aim of this study is to evaluate the ... -
Relationship between serum zinc levels and pre eclampsia at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Pre eclampsia is one of the common conditions in the pregnant mothers in Zambia. This condition has been shown in some studies to be associated with increased oxidative stress. This study aimed at evaluating the association ... -
Availability of Essential Antihypertensive and Antidiabetic Medicines in Public Health Facilities in Lusaka District, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)The non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in Zambia remains quite high. Providing access to essential medicines for hypertension and diabetes remains a major challenge in low-middle income countries, Zambia is no exception ... -
Disability and Quality of Life among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Ibadan, Nigeria
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)Improvements in medical and pharmacologic management of HIV/AIDS has led to increased life expectancy for the afflicted individuals. Hence, the focus of management for People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has shifted to ... -
A comparison of early neonatal deaths among preterm infants with term neonatal deaths at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)Prematurity is a common complication that contributes significantly to high neonatal mortality. In spite of many efforts by the government and other partners, non-significant decline has been achieved in the recent past. ... -
Determinants of optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS registered for antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe. Meidcal journal of Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Zimbabwe, among many other Sub-Saharan countries, has been highly affected by a huge HIV/AIDS burden. It was estimated that 1 242 768 people were HIV positive by 1 the end of 2012. The most affected group of people were ... -
Human Resources For Health Planning & Development Strategy Framework
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017-07-07)Zambia has about 1.2 physicians, nurses, and midwives per 1000 population while the minimum acceptable density threshold is 2.3 per 1000 population. The estimated shortage of doctors, nurses and midwives in Zambia is about ... -
Health HIV Case Based Surveillance
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017-06)UN/AIDS & WHO recommend case surveillance as part of a comprehensive system of 2nd Generation Surveillance. 2nd Generation HIV Surveillance is designed to help countries: Concentrate SI resources where they will yield the ... -
The prevalence of suicidal ideation and its psychological determinants among people living with HIV and AIDS attending ART clinic at Adult Centre of Excellence University Teaching Hospital
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Suicidal ideation has long been associated with HIV infected populations worldwide. It has been found that HIV does not only attack the immune system of an individual but also the nervous system leading to psychological ... -
A study to determine the prevalence of incidental prostate carcinoma in patients clincally diagnosed with benign prostate hyperplasia and treated by transvesical protatectomy at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)At the University Teaching Hospital, Department of Surgery, Urology section, prostate carcinoma is number one cause of mortality among patients. All the cases of prostate carcinoma mortalities are patients who present to ... -
Umbilical hernia in Zambian school children
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1981-08)2,638 Zambian school children (1,220 boys,1,418 girls) between the ages of six and eighteen years were examined for the presence of umbilical hernia. A total of 178 children had umbilical hernia giving a percentage of 6.7. ... -
Improved financial probity in the health Sector following the WHO reforms in Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)The World Health Organization (WHO) Reform emphasizes strict adherence to two procedures for disbursements of resources allocated to all the 196 member states as per approval from the World Health Assembly. Direct financial ... -
Leveraging existing laboratory capacity towards universal health coverage: A case of Zambian laboratory services
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)The provision of quality health care is influenced by the availability and capacity of the support systems such as the laboratory. The Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) by the Ministry of Health with ... -
Screening of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Workers of a Construction Company in a Developing Country, Senegal
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in workplace and the global risk among workers of a Construction Company in a developing country. It was a retrospective and descriptive survey ... -
Pancreatic Cancer.
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)In 2007, the Cancer Disease Hospital (CDH) was opened as the national referral center for patients diagnosed with cancer in Zambia. Since inception of the CDH, there has been no systematic analysis of the disease burden ... -
Maternal and foetal morbidity associated with caesarean section
(The University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1981-08)264 cases of Caesarean sections were reviewed for the,period January I,1978 to December 31,1978 in the U.T.H. An analysts was made with particular emphasis on Maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. The need of early ... -
Bilharziasis of the urinary tract in Zambia : observation on 100 consecutive cases
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1981-08)Cystoscopic, urographic and histological observations on 100 consecutive cases of urinary bilharziasis are presented. 35 patients had calcification of the urinary tract whilst I.V.U. of 40 patients were abnormal. Abnormal ... -
Indigenous knowledge systems for the treatment of hypertension in Lusaka, Zambia: Perceptions, Knowledge and Practice
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)A significant number of patients suffering from hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity, are said to access traditional medicine (TM) for their disease management. Traditional medicine, originating ... -
National Cancer Control Strategic Plan (NCCSP) 2016-2021
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major cause of disability and premature death and contribute substantially to the escalating costs of health care. In Zambia, their onset is often insidious. Patients often present ...
