African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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Prevalance and epidemiology of rotavirus infection in infantile diarrhoea at the Diarrhoeal Training Unit of the University Teaching Hospital of Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-10-30)In the present study undertaken at the Diarrhoeal Training Unit of the University Teaching Hospital of Lusaka (Zambia), Rotavirus was isolated in 29 out of 152 infants (19.08%) with acute diarrhoea and in 1 out of 78 ... -
A study of Nevirapine toxicity in HIV Infected pregnant women at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-10-22)Background: The toxicity of nevirapine based regimen in pregnant women with CD4 counts greater than 250 cells/mm3 is well documented. WHO as well as the United States Food and Drug Agency (US FDA) cautions use of nevirapine ... -
A study to determine women's intention to prevent Vesico-Vaginal Fistula recurrence in two repair centres in Zambia
(2012-10-19)Vesico vaginal fistula is the commonest urogenital fistula in Zambia. According to United Nations Population Fund, annual report (2009), the number of fistula repairs have increased from 133 in 2005 to 252 in 2008 country ... -
Cost-effective analysis of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART) at Choma General Hospital Art Center in Choma District
(2012-10-19)The study was conducted in order to estimate the costs and effects of ARVs used in treatment of HIV infected patients, to describe the costs of prophylaxis and treating of opportunistic infections by use of No-ARVs and to ... -
The effects of quality of education on neuropsychological test performance among Zambian Adults
(2012-10-19)The relationship between education and performance on neuropsychological tests has been established (Dotson, Kitner-Triolo, Evans, and Zonderman, 2009). It has also been found that ill-educated but cognitively healthy ... -
Defining core clinical anatomy for undergraduate medical education in Zambia using a new needs assessment strategy
(2012-10-19)The research problems, for this study, were that, a) there was no agreement on what constituted core clinical anatomical knowledge for undergraduate medical education, b) there were no studies, based on investigational ... -
The prevelance of intraventricular hamorrhage and associated risk factors in preterm neonates with birth weight of 1.5 KG and below admitted to the Neonatal intensive care unit at the University Teaching Hospital,lusaka,Zambia
(2012-10-15)Background Intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is a condition associated with prematurity and is related to bleeding in the capillary network of the germinal matrix of the developing brain. IVH puts these preterm neonates ... -
Hermolytic disease of the newborn among newborn babies with ABO incompatibility,at the University teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-10-15)Introduction: Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a clinical condition in which fetal red blood cells are destroyed by maternal allo-antibodies directed red blood cell antigens acquired from the father. Justification: In ... -
Factors associated with mortality in adults admitted with heart failure at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-10-15)Background Heart failure is a major public health problem and has been recognized as an important cause of morbidity and mortality for several years. It is one of the leading non-infectious causes of death among hospitalized ... -
A study to determine the ethiology and outcome of adult patients presenting with Sepsis
(2012-10-15)BACKGROUND Sepsis accounts for a significant burden of morbidity and mortality. In developed countries, it has been implicated as the second leading cause of non-cardiac death. Mortality from sepsis is on the increase ... -
A Study to compare the short term outcome of urethral structure disease management between HIV and Non HIV infected patinets at UTH
(2012-10-15)Background: According to Steencamp et al (1997), urethral stricture disease is one of the oldest known urological diseases and remains a common problem with a high morbidity despite earlier predictions to the contrary. In ... -
Association between HIV infection and Gastric Cancer in an African Population
(2012-10-15)Introduction There is a shortage of systematically collected data on gastric cancer in Zambia. An audit carried out as preliminary work showed that there was a change in the epidemiology of gastric cancer since the early ... -
Pattern of bladder cancer at University Teaching Hopital,lusaka,Zambia in the era of HIV epidemic
(2012-10-12)Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is endemic to Zambia and is associated with changes in the patterns of both AIDS and non- AIDS defining cancers. Bladder cancer is one malignancy that has been noted to ... -
Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance in selected rural and urban communities of the copperbelt province,Zambia
(2012-10-10)Background: Despite antenatal care services being provided free of charge or sometimes at a minimal cost in Zambia, only 19% of women attend antenatal care by their fourth month of pregnancy, as recommended by World Health ... -
Excess dietary rumen degradable protein intake in ewes, its effect on ovulation rate, fertilization and embryo survival both in vivo and in vitro.
(2012-09-24)The literature on the effects of dietary protein on fertility in ruminants is reviewed and it is concluded that failure to distinguish between rumen degradable and undegradable dietary protein may explain the equivocal ... -
Implementation of partograph and outcome of labour at Chipata general hospital
(2012-09-17)Worldwide use of the partograph in monitoring of labour has been proven to reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Zambia has one of the highest maternal mortality in the world. The eastern Province of Zambia, ... -
To determine the adequacy of health education on breastfeeding in antenatal clinics
(2012-08-21)Knowledge is the foundation for practice. Most nutrition education programmes operate on the premise that nutritional knowledge of mothers can have an impact on the nutritional status of their children. Literature review ... -
Care of orphans in traditional foster homes (extended family care) in Lusaka district
(2012-08-20)Objective: To determine the extent to which orphans and foster parents know and make use of services aimed at mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS related orphanhood. Design: This was a population study involving randomly ... -
A study to explore the extent of survival assistance to orphans within the family kinship system: the case of libala and chilenje
(2012-08-20)The aim of this study was to explore the extent of Survival Assistance to Orphans within the family/kinship system living in Libala and Chilenje. A Case-Control Study, community based, was conducted in Libala and Chilenje ...
