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A two-year prospective study of Flexor Tendon repair at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka is presented. A total of 20 cases were seen in this period, with a total of 71 tendon repairs. Results were graded using the white (1956) and Boyes (1947) criteria: 4 patients were graded as...

The rate of caesarean section has been increasing in the last fifty years. A previous caesarean section has also steadily become a leading indication to perform a caesarean section. With the realization that caesarean section has got its own risks, and the strain on medical costs, the strategy...

The Study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), chest clinic. The purpose of the study was to find out the outcome of tuberculosis treatment in Sputum Positive Patients after eight months anti-tuberculosis treatment. Observation and literature review has shown that there has...

Adolescence is a critical phase in human development. It is a period during which young people experience great and rapid changes in their bodies and is often associated with risk taking behavior and experimentation resulting from peer pressures. To over come such, parents need to talk to their...

In order to make Parliament responsive to the demands of multi-party politics, the Parliament of the Republic of Zambia embarked on an ambitious programme in 1993 to reform and modernize itself for good governance. Parliament Radio was born out of reforms to bridge the felt information gap...

The study comprises 15 male patients between the ages of 20 and 29 years. Bacteriological examination established a definite diagnosis of early syphilis. Baseline studies like full blood count, ESR and random blood sugar, blood urea and electrolytes, serum creatinine and liver function tests were...

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 increase in the era of HIV/ AIDS epidemic. This study sought to describe the...

The aim of the study was to determine patterns of sexual practice, use and knowledge of contraceptive methods among adolescents in Lusaka urban Zambia. A cross sectional study was conducted in 10 secondary schools in Lusaka urban. Stratified sampling method was used to come up with a sample size...

Sexual abuse of children of all ages, including infants, happen everyday all over the world (Faulkner, 2006). Despite stiff measures taken by Zambian government to reduce sexual abuse cases, incidences of defilement are not reducing but are higher than rape cases (UTH, 2006). The literature...

Neuropsychological examination is an important way of formally assessing brain function. While there is so much documentation about the influence that some factors such as age and education has on neuropsychological tests (NP), not so much has been done to assess the influence that residency...