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Background: Despite several strides made to control malaria in Zambia, it still is endemic in many parts of the country and remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Its epidemiology is characterised by varying transmission intensities which may bring about change in the...

Obesity is increasing in pregnant women and at delivery and is associated with increased risk of instrumental delivery, operative delivery, macrosomia, shoulder dystocia, and poor foetal outcomes. This study aimed to determine the association of maternal obesity with maternal and foetal...

Introduction: The spectrum of renal diseases in HIV infected adults undergoing biopsy is vast. Previous studies have indicated that HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the commonest diagnosis in HIV-infected patients presenting with renal insufficiency. More than 90% of patients with HIVAN are...

Background: The Traditional goal of intensive care has been to reduce short-term mortality. While worthwhile in terms of “saving lives”, this goal fails to address the issue of what it means to survive intensive care (ICU). Key questions include whether ICU survivors have optimal long-term...

Background- Psychiatric co-morbidities, particularly mood and anxiety disorders, occur more frequently in patients with epilepsy compared to the general population and tend to worsen morbidity and mortality in this group of patients via suicide among other causes. Treatment of these disorders is...

Background: Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) characterised by heart, eye and hearing defects usually affects an unborn baby when the mother is infected with Rubella virus in the first trimester of pregnancy. It is vaccine preventable and has been eliminated in certain parts of the world. In...

Background: Globally, 15 million babies are born preterm (<37 weeks gestation) each year, and more than 1 million of those do not survive their first month of life. (Lawn, 2006). Preterm birth accounts for 75% of all perinatal mortality in some series. Causes of deaths and antecedent pregnancy...

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is an important cause of disability and work absenteeism. World health organization defines Disability as impairment of activity-limitations, participation restriction. The majority of low back pain stems from benign musculoskeletal problems and it is referred to...

Background: Ectopic pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy outside the uterine cavity and is a life-threatening emergency in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. It is a most common cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the first trimester of pregnancy. In resource-constrained settings,...

Objectives: Infertility is a public health problem which in Africa south of the Sahara affects up to 40 percent of women. As such, infertility has devastating psychosocial consequences on affected couples. The World Health Organization estimates that there are 60-80 million infertile couples...