Browsing University of Zimbabwe Theses and Dissertations Collection by Issue Date
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Prevalence and intensity of the schistosomiasis situation along the Zimbabwean urban and peri-urban shoreline of Lake Kariba
(Central African Journal of Medicine, 2003-01)The potential health impacts of Lake Kariba were recognised before the construction of Kariba Dam.1 A medical team that assessed health impacts associated with the construction of the dam did not consider schistosomiasis ... -
The rate of and indications for enucleations at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit in Harare: a comparative analysis.
(University of Zimbabwe ,College of Health Sciences, 2003-01)Objectives: To determine the rate of and indications for enucleation at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit (SKEU) in Zimbabwe and compare the findings with those from other tertiary eye care centres in the developing world. Design: ... -
Forgotten diseases: relapsing fever
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2004)Relapsing fever is a group of conditions that is characterized by recurrent febrile episodes interspaced with periods of no symptoms at all. They are arthropod-borne spirochetal infections of the Borrellia genus and occur ... -
Traumatic asphyxia during stadium stampede
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2004)Objectives: To present a series of cases of survivors and non-survivors of traumatic asphyxia from a single mass casualty incident in Zimbabwe and a review of the literature. Design: Descriptive case review. Setting: ... -
An investigation of the factors influencing the choice of infant feeding methods among urban Zimbabwean women in the context of HIV transmission
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To determine the socio-economic and cultural factors influencing the choice of infant feeding methods in urban Zimbabwe women in the context ol HIV transmission. Study Design: A prospective survey. Setting: ... -
Vitamin A status of term and preterm infants delivered at Harare Central Hospital and fed exclusively on breast milk
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To investigate the vitamin A status of pregnant mothers, lactatating mothers, preterm and term infants who were being fed exclusively on breast milk. Design: Systematic/cross sectional. Setting: Vitamin A research ... -
Anaesthesia associated mortality in a district hospital in Zimbabwe: 1994 to 2001
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To describe anaesthetic associated mortality in a district hospital in Zimbabwe. Design: A retrospective descriptive study of anaesthesia associated mortality over an eight year period. Setting: Murambinda Mission ... -
Stigma and discrimination: Coping behaviours of people living with HIV and AIDS in an urban community of Mabvuku and Tafara, Harare, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe,College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objectives: To assess how people living with HIV and AIDS reacted to the knowledge of the infection and hovv they are coping with stigma and discrimination. Settings: The study was conducted in the two high density urban ... -
How are condoms used in a family planning setting: Evidence from Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objectives: (To determine the level and consistency of condom use among family planning clients at three family planning clinics in Zimbabwe.) Design: A prospective cross sectional study. Setting: The study was carried ... -
An investigation of the factors influencing the choice of infant feeding methods among urban Zimbabwean women in the context of HIV transmission
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To determine the socio-economic and cultural factors influencing the choice of infant feeding methods in urban Zimbabwe women in the context of HIV transmission. Study Design: A prospective survey. Setting: ... -
Vitamin A status of term and preterm infants delivered at Harare Central Hospital and fed exclusively on breast milk
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To investigate the vitamin A status of pregnant mothers, lactating mothers, preterm and term infants who were being fed exclusively on breast milk. Design: Systematic/cross sectional. Setting: Vitamin A research ... -
Occurrence of diabetogenic changes in pregnancy among black women in an urban setting
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To find out if pregnancy in black Zimbabwean women is a diabetogenic state using basal blood levels of cortisol, insulin, C-peptide and glucose. Methods: 111 women (28 non-pregnant, 29 first trimester, 26 second ... -
Best practices for intrapartum care in Zimbabwean health facilities
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)Evidence-based interventions to ensure a good outcome during childbirth are widely available. Their applicability in various settings depends on local conditions and the resources available. Best practices during normal ... -
Urinary iodine excretion in pregnant women as an index of the impact of a national iodization programme
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)Objective: To evaluate the extent to which increase in iodine requirement was achieved in pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic at Harare Central Hospital. Design: Cross sectional. Setting: Samples were collected ... -
A pilot study to assess the immunologic and virologic efficacy of generic nevirapine, zidovudine and lamivudine in the treatment of HIV-1 infected women with pre-exposure to single dose nevirapine or short course zidovudine and their spouses in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)Objective: A pilot study to assess effectiveness of generic Nevirapine (NVP)+Zidovudine(AZT)+Lamivudine (3TC) as potent antiretroviral therapy (ART) in women exposed to either SD NVP or short course (SC) AZT through ... -
Harare doctors support the need for training in basic business and economics principles in medical school: A pilot study
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)The world is becoming more and more capitalist. This change is affecting all health disciplines including general practice. Lomas reported that economic factors also contribute to a change in doctors' behaviour.' This ... -
Ethical challenges to Medical Professionalism: Zimbabwe 2006
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)In recent years organisations of doctors in many countries have become concerned with the concept and practice of professionalism. In this article I apply these concerns to local circumstances in Zimbabwe, aiming to identify ... -
Infection control among dental therapists in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)Objectives: To assess the general infection control practices with special reference to the prevention of transmission ofHIV/AIDS infection among dental therapists in Zimbabwe. Setting: Dental therapists practising in ... -
Compliance and loss to follow up of HIV negative and positive mothers recruited from a PMTCT programme in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2007)Objective: To describe the methodological challenges of a nine months follow up study of mothers recruited from a national Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme with regards to defaulters, drop outs ... -
Epidemiology of oral Kaposi’s sarcoma in Zimbabwe 1988-1997: A population-based study
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2008)Objective: Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases globally which contrasts with the lack of population-based studies of oral Kaposi's sarcoma (OKS); one of the clinical cardinal signs of HIV/AIDS. To ...