Browsing University of Zimbabwe Theses and Dissertations Collection by Title
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Factors influencing women living with HIV/AIDS’ intention to fall pregnant among those attending the OI/ART clinic in Murambinda, Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, 2010
(2010-08)Background: With increases in HIV testing facilities in Zimbabwe, more women are aware of their HIV status before falling pregnant. This was found in a Murambinda survey in 2008. It is every woman’s right to fall pregnant, ... -
Faculty Development Workshop Summary Notes 26-28 July 2011
(2011-07)University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences under the NECTAR programme conducted a three day Faculty Development training workshop. The workshop which was facilitated by Associate Professor Eva Aagaard, Professor ... -
Faculty Development Workshop Summary Notes 26-28 July 2011
(2014-02-25)University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences under the NECTAR programme conducted a three day Faculty Development training workshop. The workshop which was facilitated by Associate Professor Eva Aagaard, Professor ... -
Faculty Development Workshop Summary Notes 26-28 July 2011
(2013-12-13)University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences under the NECTAR programme conducted a three day Faculty Development training workshop. The workshop which was facilitated by Associate Professor Eva Aagaard, Professor ... -
Faculty Development Workshop Summary Notes 26-28 July 2011
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Fetomaternal outcomes of pregnant women admitted with malaria at Parirenyatwa hospital and in Mashonaland East province of Zimbabwe
(2013-08)INTRODUCTION There are 300million to 500million people who are infected with malaria worldwide every year and the disease kills about 3million yearly. 90% of the cases occur in Sub-Saharan Africa where HIV is also prevalent. ... -
Field efficiency of syphilis screening in antenatal care lessons from Gutu District in Zimbabwe.
(University of Zimbabwe ,College of Health Sciences, 2003)Objectives'. To determine coverage for antenatal syphilis screening in a rural area and evaluate the accuracy of on-site Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) tests performed by nurse-midwives. Design: Descriptive cross sectional. Setting'. ... -
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 ... -
Fournier's Gangrene: outcome analysis at three tertiary hospitals in Harare Zimbabwe
(2016-05)Background: Fournier’s gangrene is a potentially life threatening, infective necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia and perineum. The average world mortality rate is between 20 – 30%. The factors associated with ... -
Genetic polymorphism of drug metabolizing enzymes in the Shona and the San in Zimbabwe and the clinical impact of CYP2D6 polymorphism on safety in the use of psychotropics
(2012-09-07)INTRODUCTION: Interindividual variability to drug response is a well known phenomenon and dates back to the 1950s with isoniazid. When the same dose of the same drug is given to different individuals, some may respond ... -
Genotypic characteristics of rotavirus strains detected in children aged less than five years with gatroenteritis hospitalized at the three sentinel sites: Parirenyatwa central hospital, Harare central hospital and Chitungwiza central hospital; Zimbabwe, 2010
(2013-06-10)A total of 784 faecal samples collected during the 7 months period, January to July 2010 from children under 5 years old with diarrhoea who were admitted at the 3 referral hospitals; Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare Hospital ... -
Haematemesis in an African medical ward
(1965-12)Between 1957 and 1963, 63 male patients were admitted under my care to Harare African hospital. They were suffering from acute haematemesis from the upper gastrointestinal tract. The bleeding in each case was sufficient ... -
Haematologic features of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in adult Zimbabweans
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Objective: To describe the haematologic features of the HIV infection in adult Zimbabweans and compare the features in the different clinical stages of the disease. Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Setting: ... -
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 ... -
Hardly a harmless analgesic
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Membranous nephropathy (MN), the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults, is usually idiopathic, with an identifiable cause in only about 20% of cases.1 Causes of secondary MN include various auto-immune diseases, ... -
Health related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with HIV: A comparison with biomedical markers of HIV
(2013-11)Background: Health related quality of life (HRQoL) in HIV patients has become an important indicator of impact of disease and treatment outcomes. Linking CD4 count to HRQoL measures is necessary to determine if HRQoL can ... -
Health workers’ participation in voluntary counselling and testing in three districts of Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2003)Objectives: To determine the proportion of health workers who had undergone VC'T for HIV' in three districts of Mashonaland East Province and to further explore reasons for non-participation in those who had not been ... -
Hepatitis B virus markers in dental care personnel practising in Harare
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1987)In a seroepidemiologic study of 600 volunteers the authors detected serologic markers of hepatatis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) in 6 (6%) of the 100 denial-care markers representing a spectrum exposure to blood and patients. ... -
Hepatitis BeAg in chronic asympomatic Hepatitis B surface antigen carriers and in primary hepatocellular carcinoma patients
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)A total of 246 HR, Ag - positive subjects were iSted for the presence of Hepatitis Bt, antigen, ad total anti-delta IgG. Of the 246, 174 were BsAg- positive asymptomatic chronic carriers nd 72 were ... -
Heteromorpha trifoliata (Dombwe) accelerates acetic acid-induced peptic ulcers: A preliminary study in the rat
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Objectives: To investigate the effect of H. trifoliata on: (a) acetic acid-induced ulcers, (b) food intake, (c) water intake, (d) weight gain, (e) gastric acid secretion in rats. Design: Comparative study. Setting: Laboratory. ...