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Sexual assault contributes to the burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in women and children of all ages. In children, the isolation of a sexually transmitted organism may be the first indication that sexual assault has occurred whilst in adults, the risk of acquiring a sexually...

Hypercoagulable states and immobilization are known risk factors in the development of DVT after major orthopaedic surgery. However, the added effect of HIV to major orthopaedic surgery in developing DVT is unknown. In addition the benefits of D-dimer screening of patients after major surgery is...

Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) are a global public health problem which share common risk factors and modes of transmission. Perinatal transmission is the major route of HBV transmission in endemic areas. Without vaccination, the newborn infant has 10 - 20% risks...

The eye is an external organ, and so it is easy to injure. For this reason, eye injuries are common among people all over the world It is re ported that up to 20% of adult population has had ocular trauma at some point in their lives. The reason for conducting this study was to explore ocular...

Perforation peritonitis is a common surgical emergency seen by surgeons; it remains a life threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality. At the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH), the morbidity for gastro-duodenal perforation has not been studied. Furthermore, based on the available...

Despite low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) being the regions of the world with the greatest gap in access to safe surgical and anaesthetic services, there are fewer published data for these countries on perioperative mortality indices. Global trends are that perioperative mortality has...

Psychological distress in mothers of hospitalized preterm babies is a global health concern because they experience more severe levels of psychological distress in the postnatal period than those with full term babies due to worry about the health of baby, the prognosis and lifelong...

HIV/AIDS remains a major challenge particularly among women of child bearing age . Globally, there are about 36.6 million people living with HIV infection and about 70 % (25 million) of these live in sub Saharan Africa Africa. HIV burden needs greater attention in the planning of EMTCT...

Inguinal hernias in infants and children are very common. One of their most common complications before surgery is incarceration, a life threatening condition with potential to cause severe short term and long term morbidities like bowel ischaemia, testicular atrophy and its resultant...

Environmental Education (EE) is explicitly acknowledged as one of the main strategies to address environmental challenges in Zambia and that it must be integrated in all institutions. In this regard, Zambia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) formulated environmental management strategies and repositioned...