Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is known to be associated with active tuberculosis (TB). Zambia remains a high TB burden country with reports of increasing DM amongst developing countries. However, to date, few relevant studies have originated from Zambia. The strength of the association remains...
Download PDF ↓Having pain relief is a basic human right. This thesis provides a descriptive profile of pain before and during the first 72 hrs after a laparotomy at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, from July 2014 to January, 2015. The objective was to identify independent risk factors associated...
This study was carried out among the private schools of Lusaka District to determine the level of corporate governance practices in selected private schools. It also assessed the level of compliance towards the appointment of management boards in private schools and the mechanism used to appoint...
Download PDF ↓ABSTRACT Background: Acute poisoning remains a common method employed for suicide worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 0.3 million people die every year worldwide due to various poisoning agents. Methodology: The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study. A...
Download PDF ↓Preoperative hypothermia is a recognized risk in surgery with adverse effects on patient outcome. Children are no exception and are more susceptible because of their anatomy and physiology. To determine the incidence of perioperative hypothermia and associated risk factors in pediatric patients...
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, cardiovascular disease, low CD4 count, high viral load, hepatitis C virus...
Download PDF ↓At the University Teaching Hospital, Department of Surgery, Urology section, prostate carcinoma is number one cause of mortality among patients. All the cases of prostate carcinoma mortalities are patients who present to the hospital when their disease is advanced with evidence of metastasis. At...
Download PDF ↓This study analysed the agricultural extension programmes from a transformative learning perspective in Ngwezi settlement scheme in Mazabuka District. The Ngwezi settlement scheme is located along the Ngwezi River plain which runs from the Magoye area eastwards for over thirty miles and is...
This study intended to establish the academic performance of the re-admitted girls before and after re-admission in selected secondary schools of Lusaka District. The objectives of the study were: To establish the difference in academic performance of re-admitted girls before and after being...
Download PDF ↓In 2013, Zambia accepted the immediate operationalization of Option B+, a policy used to try and eliminate mother to child transmission. This policy requires all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women to initiate antiretroviral treatment for life regardless of CD4 count. However, not all...
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