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The research problems, for this study, were that, a) there was no agreement on what constituted core clinical anatomical knowledge for undergraduate medical education, b) there were no studies, based on investigational findings, which had identified and/or described the anatomy required for...

The high frequency with which elevated creatinine levels and proteinuria occur indicate the importance of closely monitoring serum and urine chemistries in HIV-infected patients, especially those with risk factors for renal dysfunction. 1.To describe the prevalence of renal dysfunction in...

OBJECTIVE: The main objective of the study was to establish the determinants of knowledge on MTCT of HIV among pregnant women attending ANC in Ndola Urban District. DESIGN: This was a cross sectional study, which took an analytical approach. Using a Likert scale, two groups of women were...

HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem all over the world. It is a threat to economies and to the very fabric of our societies. In badly affected countries, the socioeconomic effect of this most destructive disease is measured in loss of productivity and deteriorating public health services...

Objective: To assess the utilization and determinants of Intermittent Presumptive Treatment of malaria by pregnant women in the rural and urban clinics of Lusaka Province. Study Design: A comparative cross-sectional study design was carried out among pregnant women in the rural and urban clinics...

Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health problem in Zambia and in many other developing countries. Adverse outcomes include low birth weight and fetal death as well as maternal mortality and morbidity. The Ministry of Health put in a policy in 2003 for routine prophylaxis against malaria in...

Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health problem in Zambia and in many other developing countries. Adverse outcomes include low birth weight and fetal death as well as maternal mortality and morbidity. The Ministry of Health put in a policy in 2003 for routine prophylaxis against malaria in...

Introduction: Malaria is still a major public health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries. Therefore effective integrated malaria control strategies are a requirement. However, parasite antigen diversity might be a hurdle in the efficacy of some malaria control strategies like the...

Malaria is highly prevalent in sub-Sahara Africa and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality accounting for approximately one million deaths per annum. Disease severity and parasitaemia have been linked to cytokine levels, but their relationship requires further elucidation. Better...

Ponseti technique as a management method of Congenital Talipes equinovarus had not been evaluated as a treatment tool for the clubfoot in Zambia.The study set out to look at the early clinical outcome of Ponseti management of virgin idiopathic clubfoot.The study was a prospective cohort study...