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Functional outcomes in patients with diaphyseal femoral fractures have been found to vary with the severity of the injury. Measuring outcomes is an important component of a physical therapists practice as it is important in the direct management of individual patients and also in comparing and...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an emerging global health concern. Reports have shown that in Zambia NCDs are also an emerging problem and the government has begun initiating a policy response. The study explored the policy response to NCDs by the Ministry of Health in Zambia using the...

Non-tuberculosis Mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly recognized as human pathogens especially with the emergence of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Similarity of clinical symptoms with TB, coupled with limited diagnostic capacities in tuberculosis (TB)- endemic areas has led to...

Introduction: Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and a significant cause of mortality worldwide. Although information is available on pneumonia in children in Zambia, the incidence in adults in many parts of Africa including Zambia is unknown. Knowledge of the local aetiological agents of...

Background: It is approximated that about 50% of malaria infections are asymptomatic in areas where malaria is endemic. In these areas, transmission is intense and consistent over time. As a result, most adults who live in these endemic areas possess partial immunity to malaria due to recurrent...

Globally, opportunistic infections due to environmental Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria are increasingly becoming a public health threat due to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome pandemic. In Zambia, Non tuberculous Mycobacteria are gaining recognition as...

The objectives of this study were (a) to ascertain the knowledge of Traditional Birth Attendants on pregnancy related obstetric complication. (b) To identify the sources of knowledge for the Traditional Birth Attendants on the obstetric complications and (c) to identify the Practices done by...

Postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUD) is a long acting reversible contraceptive. Since its introduction in Zambia in 2009, the uptake has remained low accounting for less than 10 percent of IUD insertions whose prevalence is less than one percent of modern contraceptive methods....

OBJECTIVES: To determine social and demographic characteristics of mothers that were risk factors for pregnancy losses and; assess the relative importance of respective socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of mothers in determining the risk of losing a pregnancy METHODOLOGY: This was a...

Objectives: To establish the presentation, management and short-term outcomes of retinoblastoma at UTH from January 2006- December 2012 Method: This was a retrospective case series study of the modes of presentation, management of retinoblastoma and treatment outcomes 6 months after initiation of...