African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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A study on the prevalence of kidney dysfunction and associated risk factors among ART-Naive HIV-1 infected adults at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Background: Chronic HIV infection is associated with renal complications including renal dysfunction. Risk factors found in literature for kidney disease in the HIV population include hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ... -
Factors influencing uptake of measles booster vaccine among under-five children at selected clinics in Lusaka,Zambia
(2017)Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available. In 2014, there were 114,900 measles deaths globally which is about 314 deaths every day or ... -
Knowledge and skills of midwives on antenatal care in Livingstone district,Southern province,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Livingstone District in Southern Province of Zambia has a high number of maternal deaths. This study was exploring midwives’ knowledge and skills on antenatal care (ANC). A descriptive cross-sectional study comprising 89 ... -
Understanding the problem of anaemia among pregnant women booking for antenatal care in Lusaka district Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting people from different age groups, frequently, pregnant women, especially in the developing. WHO (1996) defines anaemia in pregnancy as haemoglobin (Hb) level below 11g/dl ... -
Participatory action research to improve safety and hygiene practices among street food venders in Lusaka central business district
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Zambia‘s urban growth and unemployment have made street vending of food an important, viable informal sector industry in the country. However, despite being that important, it has developed into a serious public health ... -
Validation of a modified apache II scoring system in predicting mortality in patients in the intensive care unit at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka-Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)The major challenge of intensive care in Zambia is limited availability of resources. With the increase in the number of intensive care units in the country, a tool to evaluate and compare the standard of care across ... -
The effects of Vernonia amygdalina(Asteraceae) Delile methanolic leaf extract on markers of oxidative stress in mice treated with high doses of acetaminophen
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Oxidative stress has been associated with many diseases, causing injury on cells, tissues and organs. Due the complications associated with it, conventional medicines have used antioxidants like minerals and vitamins in ... -
Factors influencing non-adeherence to tuberculosis treatment in TB/HIV co-infected adults at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Zambia is a high TB/HIV prevalence country. The aim of this study was to explore barriers to TB treatment adherence and determine the prevalence of non-adherence in the Zambian capital of Lusaka. The factors under study ... -
Factors contributing to adolescent pregnancies at Hillside and Chipata day secondary schools in Chipata district
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Adolescent pregnancy is a worldwide problem which has assumed endemic proportions among the teenagers especially in the poorer nations. This problem is a multifaceted problem as it involves social, political, cultural, ... -
Factors influencing utilization of cervical cancer screening services by women at selected clinics of Lusaka urban district of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Zambia has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world due to under-utilization of cervical cancer screening service (CCSS). Lusaka urban district is privileged to have a lot of screening ... -
Prior camp experiences and stress related to post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)among refugees at Maheba refugee settlement in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Traumatic experiences can have devastating impact on the victim, altering their physical, emotional, cognitive and social aspects of life. They can lead to the development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), an anxiety ... -
Adherence to treatment by patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Monze Mission Hospital,Monze,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable diseases and one of the leading cause of disability, morbidity and mortality globally (Jackson et al., 2014). The aim of the study was to assess adherence to ... -
Super Refractory Status Epilepticus: A Case Report from Livingstone Central Hospital, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)Status Epilepticus (SE) is defined as more than five minutes of persistent seizure activity without full recovery of consciousness in between the seizures. If SE fails to respond to two antiepileptic drugs, it is called ... -
Prevalence of Epistaxis among Patients Receiving Otorhinolaryngology Services at Muhimbili National Hospital and Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)Epistaxis is the commonest ear, nose and throat emergency. It's mostly self-limited but it may be severe such that medical attention is sought and in such cases it may be life threatening. There is paucity of data on the ... -
Raised Levels: A Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Associated Complications in HIV Positive Zambians before Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)The objectives of the study were to compare plasma levels of IL-6 in HIV positive and HIV negative individuals and to correlate them with CD4 count Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at the ... -
The histological appearances of the adult kidney in HIV infection at autopsy at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)Kidney disease in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is very common. The cause of the various histological appearances include HIV infection of the kidney, immunologic responses to the virus, opportunistic infections, ... -
Fight Ebola virus disease in Africa: a question related to the environment?
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)Repetitive outbreaks of Ebola virus disease is a major public health problem in Africa. Indeed, since September 1976, date of its isolation and its first description in the north of the ex-Zaire (now Democratic Republic ... -
A paediatric special care unit in a tropical hospital
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1977-10)The Paediatric wing at U.T.H. admits all medical Paediatrics except neonates born at that hospital. It comprises 3 wards, 2 general and 1 infectious (Measles, Polio, TB). It is about 1/2 ... -
A study of dental caries in rural and an urban primary school in Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1981-08)320 children 160 from a rural and 160 from an urban primary school were examined for dental caries.The urban children were found to have twice as much caries as their rural counterparts. Their D.M.F./df indices were also ... -
Health Professions’ Specialty Training Guidelines For Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical library, 2017-08-04)This edition of “Specialty Training Programme Guidelines for Zambia” (The First Edition 2017) is a seminal referral document because it provides, for Zambia, guidance to the inception and first ever guidelines to postgraduate ...
