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The iron status of Zimbabwe blood donors
(2013-09)
Background Transfusion medicine is a distinct and expanding discipline with a vital role in the health care system, according to the permanent secretary in the ministry of health and child welfare. In Zimbabwe the number ...
Factors Associated with Untimely Antiretroviral Drug Pick-up by Patients in Bindura District.
(2013-08)
Introduction
Timely antiretroviral drug pick up is one of the early warning indicators for monitoring HIV drug resistance. Timely antiretroviral drug pick up is essential in the prevention of emergence of HIV drug resistance. ...
Risk Factors for Cervical Precancer Lesions among Women Attending Cervical Cancer Screening Clinics in Harare, 2013
(2013-08)
Background: Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women in Zimbabwe. Preliminary analysis of the prevalence of precancer lesions of the cervix in Harare City revealed that the prevalence is around 7%. This is ...
Factors Associated With Developing Ophthalmia Neonatorum in Harare City, 2013
(2013-08)
Introduction: Ophthalmia neonatorum is defined as any conjunctivitis with discharge from the eyes during the first 28 days of life. Ophthalmia neonatorum is preventable. Gonococcal ophthalmia, if untreated, may progress ...
The prevalence and morbidity associated with ectopic pregnancies at Harare central and Parirenyatwa hospitals
(2013-08)
Introduction
Ectopic pregnancy is amongst the top causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in the first
trimester of pregnancy. It represents one of the commonest gynaecological surgical
emergencies in Zimbabwe and ...
Breast cancer and HIV: a single institution review of a non-AIDS defining cancer in women in the setting of high HIV prevalence
(2013-08)
BACKGROUND
The prevalence of HIV infection is high in sub Saharan Africa. However the impact of this high prevalence on breast cancer incidence, pathogenesis, age, stage at presentation, treatment response and toxicity ...
Hypertension awareness, treatment and control at Vubachikwe Mine, Gwanda, Zimbabwe, 2013
(2013-08)
Background: In July 2012, according to the chronic disease register Vubachikwe mine had at least 1 in every 10 workers suffering from hypertension. However about 30 workers had defaulted hypertensive treatment that is ...
Knowledge of women of child bearing age on the utilisation of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy at Dangamvura and Sakubva health centers, Mutare, Zimbabwe .
(2013-05)
Even though it appears as if countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made important
progress in IPTp implementation, coverage levels remain low. Various studies done have
come out with various findings ranging from lack of ...
Factors associated with lactic acidosis in HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in Harare city- 2012
(2013-08)
Introduction: Antiretroviral medicines have side effects that can be life threatening. An unpublished study by Malunga in Harare City, showed a high incidence of hyperlactatemia in patients on stalanev. This research ...
Determination of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid levels using dried blood spots in Zimbabwean children aged 7 to 9 years
(2013-06)
Background: Blood omega-3 long chain-polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) have been widely studied in children because of the benefits from optimum physical and mental development. Despite these recognized benefits, the ...