African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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Adherence to universal precautions with reference to HIV infection among midwives and trained traditional birth attendants during home and health centre deliveries in Siavonga and Mazabuka Districts
(2012-08-08)A cross sectional study was undertaken in both Siavonga and Mazabuka Districts. The general objective of the study was to determine if Universal Precautions were adhered to, and the reason for non-adherence among midwives, ... -
Factors that influence Women's capacity to protect themselves from contracting HIV infection in a Zambian community : a case study of Nkonkola area in Mazabuka District
(2012-08-08)This study examined factors that lead to high incidence of HIV/AIDS infection among women in order to establish determinants that influence women' s protection from contracting HIV/AIDS infection. The exercise was done ... -
Barriers in Accessing DOTS among adult patients with pulmonary Tuberculosis in Ndola Urban District
(2012-08-07)The aim of the study was to explore barriers experienced by adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in accessing Directly Observed Therapy Short course in Ndola Urban district. A randomized cross section study of 198 patients ... -
A descriptive epidemiological study of road traffic accidents in lusaka (October 1996-January 1997)
(2012-08-07)Justification of the Study: Road traffic accidents are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Zambia. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify major risk factors in road traffic accidents in Lusaka in ... -
A survey of antibiotic prescribing patterns and in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility patterns at the University Teaching Hosptal, Lusaka,Zambia ,1998
(2012-08-07)The development of drug resistance to common pathogens, has generated much concern in the medical community. The absence of an antibiotic policy at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), has resulted in a high frequency ... -
Factors affecting Voluntary Blood donation in Zambia
(2012-08-03)The study attempted to investigate those factors that affect voluntary blood donation - in relation to the supply of a safe and adequate blood to hospitals in Zambia. A'cross sectional survey of a systematic, randomly ... -
Home Care for People with AIDS in Lusaka
(2012-08-03)HIV/AIDS ia a major problem in urban Lusaka, with many patients now nursed at home in the terminal stages of this illness, (MOH 1992). This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study to assess the symptom management practices, ... -
Profile of acute bacterial meningitis in children aged between 1 and 59 months admitted to the paediatric wards at the UTH, Lusaka
(2012-08-02)A hospital based descriptive, prospective study on the profile of acute bacterial meningitis in children aged between 1 and 59 months admitted to the paediatric wards at the UTH, Lusaka was carried out in the Department ... -
A study of Breast Abscesses among Breastfeeding mothers.
(2012-08-02)It has been observed that breast abscesses are a common surgical condition at the University Teaching Hospital Female Casualty Ward. A pilot study on common breast problems in the female casualty records, covering the ... -
Pleural effusion and human immunodefeciency virus infection in adult Zambians : a clinical and laboratory study
(2012-08-02)A Clinical and laboratory study was carried out on 80 adult Zambian patients with pleural effusion in order to determine common features and to establish any association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ... -
Utilisation of maternity care services offered by trained Traditional Birth Attendants in Chongwe District
(2012-08-02)It has been estimated that 53% of women in Zambia deliver outside the modern health care facilities. These deliveries were attended by either friends/neighbours, relatives and traditional birth attendants (TBAs), some of ... -
A Study of fine needle aspiration cytology of breast lumps in the University Teaching Hospital
(2012-08-02)This was a prospective study done to assess FNAC as a diagnostic tool in the investigation of breast lumps in University Teaching Hospital. Though this method is inexpensive and has been shown to be highly accurate it is ... -
Factors associated with Death outside health facilities in Lusaka District
(2012-08-02)Background: Death after an illness may be perceived as normal, especially after someone has sought care from institutions of care and they have done everything to save life and have failed, in Zambia, while others will die ... -
Epidemiological characteristics of patients with Myelomeningocoeles presenting to University Teaching Hospital - Lusaka
(2012-08-02)This study was carried out to highlight epidemiological characteristics that children with cranio - spinal dysraphism such as myelomeningocoeles presenting to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka had. Records of ... -
Knowledge and acceptability of the new Malaria treatment Policy
(2012-08-02)Title: Knowledge and acceptability of the new malaria treatment policy. Introduction: The study was done to find out the communities knowledge and acceptability of the new malaria treatment policy. The World Health ... -
A five year assessment of the emerging sensitivity patterns of the top six pathogenic bacterial isolates at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka
(2012-08-02)The effect of microbial resistance to antibiotics is growing at a very fast rate all over the world. One of the main reasons for this is the frequency of use of drugs for the treatment of common ailments, some of which may ... -
The determinants of anaemia in pregnancy in Lusaka Urban District, Zambia
(2012-08-02)Anaemia is a major public health problem all over the world. Pregnant women in the developing world are mostly affected. Anaemia in pregnancy has serious consequences both to the mother and her baby. It leads to maternal ... -
Utilisation of voluntary counselling and testing services by the youth aged between 18 and 24 years in institutions of higher learning in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-08-02)The advent of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has raised important questions for policy makers, practitioners and researchers on finding appropriate strategies to mitigate its impact on society, particularly on the youth, who form ... -
Seroprevalence of Co-Infection of HSV-2 and HIV in Clients attending VCT at The University Teaching Hospital
(2012-08-02)The main objectives of this study are to explore the seroprevalence of co-infection of Human immunodeficiency virus and Herpes Simplex Virus-2 in clients attending voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), seroprevalence ... -
A Study to Determine the Contributing Factors to the High Prevalence of Tuberculosis among Nurses in the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-08-02)This study was undertaken in order to identify the contributing factors to the high prevalence of Tuberculosis among nurses in UTH in order to design strategies for prevention of tuberculosis among nurses. It was noted ...
