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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 in obstetric practice. Over a period of one year in 1998, 1,880 caesarean...

Background Rural-to-urban migration has been a powerful trend in developing countries. When people migrate from rural to urban areas, they face problems of dislocation and need to adapt to new, often difficult surroundings. Consequently, they face many risks to their health, including their...

This prospective study carried out in the Casualty Unit of the Department of Surgery at the University Teaching Hospital is an effort to document the role of alcohol in road traffic accidents. It examines the presence of alcohol in blood samples of one hundred consenting road traffic accident...

SETTINGS Study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital medical wards. 98 Patients with positive blood cultures for Salmonella spp. were studied. OBJECTIVES To describe clinical and epidemiological features of Salmonella septicaemia at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka. METHODS...

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 reasons for admission in the University Teaching Hospital(UTH), Department of Paediatrics, accounting for 4 -8 % of all admissions. The relative incidence of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in developing countries has been reported to range from...

This study investigated the heterologous interaction among Fasciola gigantica, Schistosoma spp. and Amphistomum spp. co-joint infections in cattle based on egg and worm counts. A total of 315 cattle from trematode endemic areas along the Kafue and Zambezi flood plains were screened at Turn Pike...

Introduction:Sickle cell anaemia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among Zambian children, with a carrier frequency ranging from 6% – 27%. Infections are the most common cause of mortality among sickle cell children aged between one to five years, accounting for about 30% of the...

This report is based on an evaluation of the effectiveness of the communication strategies used by the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) in Shangombo District concerning the 2008/2009 flood disaster. Since information is very important in disaster management work, the means by which...

Access to reliable and affordable energy is an essential input to sustainable development. Most of the rural communities in Zambia lack access to modern energy. Renewable energy technologies offer a solution to this. Through the help of various stakeholders, various renewable energy technologies...

Tuberculosis is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, and indeed in Zambia. The high prevalence of TB since the mid 1980s, has been associated with HIV. This study sought to determine the level of awareness of the community on TB and its response to the disease. A descriptive...