African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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Quality assurance for RPR testing in first antenatal attendees
(2012-08-02)Reported here are findings of the RPR results tested by nurses and laboratory technicians. The involvement of nurses in testing for RPR was aimed at increasing the coverage for women attending antenatal clinics during the ... -
Challenges hiv positive married persons attending kanyama clinic face in using condoms
(2012-08-02)The ideal situation is that HIV positive married individuals ought to use condoms throughout their sexual life in view of preventing themselves from HIV reinfection except when the couple opts to have a child. However, ... -
Compliance in TB chemotherapy: study of patients at George health center in Lusaka
(2012-08-02)Tuberculosis has emerged as the most serious infectious disease in terms of morbidity and mortality in Sub-saharan Africa. The disease can be prevented from spreading and those who get infected can be cured if they are ... -
A Study of the incidence of Appendicectomy in the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-08-02)Over a six year period, a total 558 appendectomies were performed in the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka and St. Frances' Hospital, Katete. Out of 558 appendicectomies, 538 (96.42 percent) were performed in the UTH ... -
Can tuberculosis relapse be predicted?
(2012-08-02)Objectives: The main objectives were to determine the characteristics of TB patients with relapse, identify the risk factors for TB relapse so that we can prevent future episodes.Design/setting: This was a case control ... -
Maternal Mortality at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,1996
(2012-08-01)Maternal mortality in developed countries has declined dramatically over the last 60 years, and is now very low. Women in industrialized countries have an average lifetime risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes of ... -
A study on HIV related stigma and discrimination experienced by people living with HIV/AIDS in Katete District
(2012-08-01)As we enter the third decade of the AIDS pandemic the temptation is great to assume that the epidemic of stigma has ended. Most countries have introduced legislation protecting People Living With HIV/AIDS [PLWHA] against ... -
Risk factors for childhood hearing impairment Copperbelt Province-Zambia
(2012-08-01)A study of this nature has not been done before either on the Copperbelt Province or in Zambia, hence the need to carry it out now. The main objective of the study was to identify risk factors for childhood hearing impairment ... -
Evaluation of Factors that Affect Antiretroviral Adherence in Siavonga District, Zambia
(2012-08-01)Zambia is among the countries with high prevalence of HIV in the world, estimated at 16% among the adult population (ZDHS 2002). Noting the importance of adherence in HIV/AIDS treatment a case controlled study was conducted ... -
Impendiments to contraceptive use in women admitted with abortion at the University Teaching Hospital(UTH)
(2012-08-01)Abortion is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. This is because many women are, for various reasons that include poor quality of existing services, fear or distrust of methods or conflict ... -
Patterns of sexual practice, use and knowledge of contraceptive methods among adolescents in Lusaka urban
(2012-08-01)The aim of the study was to determine patterns of sexual practice, use and knowledge of contraceptive methods among adolescents in Lusaka urban Zambia. A cross sectional study was conducted in 10 secondary schools ... -
A study of factors contributing to mothers intrducing feedsto babies less than six months of age in Lusaka
(2012-08-01)Breast milk is superior and it is the biological norm for nourishing infants. Both early and more recent studies confirm that, exclusive breast fed infants are less likely to suffer from diarrhoea, malnutrition and acute ... -
Incorporation of child survival strategies among mothers in Zambia : a knowledge, attitude and practice survey
(2012-08-01)The stuck sought to determine mothers' knowledge, attitude and practice of child survival strategies in rural Zambia, in respect to growth monitoring immunisations, breast feeding, nutrition/weaning, oral rehyclration ... -
The Management of open Tibial Fractures
(2012-08-01)No study has been done in Zambia on external fixation of fractures. The objectives of this study therefore are to show the outcome of external fixation of open tibial fractures and whether or not tap water is as effective ... -
A prospective study of acute aerobic hand infection in rural and urban hospital
(2012-08-01)The hand is a specialised tool of the body that has a very high representation in the central nervous system for both sensory and motor function and any disability of it affects the work and general well being of the patient ... -
Public service reform programme in Zambia: An evaluation of the impact of the leadership styles on the management of human resources in the public service
(2012-08-01)In order to improve service delivery, the Zambian Government embarked on a programme to reform its public service in 1993. The implementation of the reforms has been going on for the last thirteen years. It is therefore ... -
Characteristics and determinants of caesarean section and cord prolapse at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-07-30)Caesarean section rates and their indications vary all over the world. Audit of indications and factors affecting infant and maternal outcome remain an important activity in rationalising the use of this major procedure ... -
A clinical and pathological study of children with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
(2012-07-27)The commonest causes of admission to University Teaching Hospital - Children wing are gastroenteritis, respiratory infections, anaemia, malnutrition and malaria. Twenty-eight percent of these admissions are seropositive ... -
The prevalence of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in patients with a short history of cough (less than three weeks) at Kamwala, Chilenje and Kabwata Clinics, Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-07-27)Tuberculosis continues to be the leading cause of death from an infectious disease. It poses a serious threat to the health of the human population. Two problems threaten the eventual conquest of tuberculosis: the human ... -
Contribution of plasmodium falciparun and other infections to acute central nervous system disease at the University Teaching Hospital of Lusaka
(2012-07-26)Three hundred patients presenting with acute central nervous system (CNS) disease were enrolled in this one-year study from June 1997 to June 1998. This was a longitudinal prospective study looking at the contribution of ...
