University of Zimbabwe Theses and Dissertations Collection: Recent submissions
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Unusual complications of typhoid fever
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-02)Typhoid fever is endemic in most of tropical Africa. The common complications encountered include perforation, hemorrhage, acute renal failure, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis and pneumonia. Typhoid meningitis and endocarditis ... -
Pictorial labels as an aid to increased patient compliance
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-01)A study was conducted at Pumula Clinic in Bulawayo to assess the usefulness of pictorial labeling in increased patient understanding. The results of the study indicate that compliance was significantly improved by the use ... -
Investigation of the effect of stalanev (Stavudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine) treatment on plasma lactate levels in adults attending Beatrice Road and Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital Opportunistic Infections clinics in Harare, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2012)Main Objective: To evaluate the effect of Stalanev (Stavudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine) treatment on plasma lactate levels in adults attending Beatrice Road Infectious Diseases Hospital and Wilkins Infectious Diseases ... -
The geography of diabetes and vascular occlusive disease in relation to chromium
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)Prima facie evidence is presented that, where naturally occuring chromium in water supplies occurs, it is associated with a lower prevalence of diabetes and a lower incidence of mortality from vascular occlusive disease. It ... -
Mercury poisoning: Prevalence, knowledge and frequency of gold panning and doing retort among alluvial gold panners in Chiweshe and Tafuna communal lands in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of mercury poisoning, to estimate the knowledge level that mercury can be a poison, and to establish the frequency of gold panning and doing retorts. Design: Cross sectional ... -
Prevalence and the correlates of postnatal depression in an urban high density suburb of Harare
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2015)Introduction: Postnatal depression is a common cause of morbidity but is rarely diagnosed or adequately managed in busy primary care settings in most resource limited countries like Zimbabwe. Objectives: This study sought ... -
Etiology and risk factors of meningitis in patients admitted at a Central Hospital in Harare
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2015)Objective: To determine etiology and risk factors of meningitis in patients admitted a tertiary referral Hospital in Harare. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Tertiary, urban-based referral hospital. Subjects: ... -
Effects of different frequencies of loading on healing in partial rupture of the achilles tendon in a rat model
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2015)Objective: To determine the histological effects of different frequencies of loading in a healing Achilles tendon following partial rupture. Design: Experimental laboratory study. Setting: University of Zimbabwe, Department ... -
Attitude of medical practitioners to antibiotic prescribing in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-06)The findings indicate that a majority (91%) of medical practitioners are aware of the dangers of antibiotic abuse and consider patient variables in the choice of drug, the dose, and duration of therapy. Combinations of ... -
Use of antimalarial drugs in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)Malaria is a world-wide problem which is estimated to contribute to 2.3% of global disease' and is an increasing problem, particularly in developing countries.2 In Zimbabwe, the development of widespread resistance to ... -
Factors influencing treatment failure in HIV positive adult patients on first line antiretroviral therapy
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2014)Background: Risk factors for treatment failure in HIV positive adults have not been studied extensively in Zimbabwe. Aim: To investigate socio-demographic, psychosocial and antiretroviral drug related factors as possible ... -
Single dose metrifonate in the treatment of urinary schistosomiasis in an area of low prevalence and intensity of infection
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)Urine specimens from 638 primary school children in Gokwe Communal Land were examined for S. haematobium ova, and the 187 (29%) children who were excreting eggs were treated with a single lOmg/kg dose of metrifonate. Futher ... -
A case report of the use of inflow occlusion and moderate hypothermia for a pulmonary valvotomy: Anaesthetic and surgical management
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)Pulmonary valvotomy was one of the earliest cardiac operations attempted.1 Indeed the success with which it was done did much to dispel the myths of the impossibility of operating on the heart, and ushered in the subsequent ... -
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 ... -
Mortality within 24 hours of admission to the Paediatric Unit, Harare Central Hospital, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2012)Objective: To determine the proportion of deaths, characteristics of children and risk factors for mortality within 24hours of admission to a Paediatric hospital in Harare. Study Design'. Prospective cohort study. Settings: ... -
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 ... -
Bilharzioma of the fallopian tube: A case report
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2015)Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia is an infection caused by trematode flatworms of any species of the genus Schistosoma. At least 261 million people in 74 countries are infected, and of these, 90% are in Sub- Saharan ... -
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: ... -
A critical incident reporting system in anaesthesia
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)Objective: To audit the recently established Critical Incident Reporting System in the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of Zimbabwe Medical School. The system was set up with the purpose of ... -
Some observations on anorectal malformations in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)Forty-six cases of anorectal malformations (ARM) were seen over a period of 28 months in the elective paediatric surgical service of the two teaching hospitals in Harare, Zimbabwe, of whom 20 (43,5%) were males and 26 ...