Browsing University of Zimbabwe Theses and Dissertations Collection by Title
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Investigation of the effect of STALANEV (stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine) treatment on serum lactate levels in adults attending BRIDH and WIDH opportunistic infections clinics in Harare
(2013-06-27)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have become a significant public health problem in Zimbabwe, threatening the socio-economic fibre of the country and placing a tremendous ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE TOXICOLOGICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF A HYDROETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF BOOPHONE DISTICHA BULB
(2013-03-14)Boophone disticha is a highly poisonous bulb. It has been used systemically in traditional medical practice in Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries for the management of various central nervous system conditions including ... -
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 ... -
Lethal congenital malformations in the Greater Harare Obstetric Unit during 1983
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-02)There were 97 perinatal death attributed to congenital malformations in the Greater Harare Obstetric Unit during 1983. This gives an incidence of 2.14/1 000 total births. The central nervous system was the most frequently ... -
Levels of chromium in Zimbabwean foods and its importance in carbohydrate metabolism
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)Staple foods eaten by Zimbabweans were collected and analysed for their chromium content. Organic matter was destroyed by a wet oxidation procedure using concentrated sulphuric and nitric acids. The food digest was directly ... -
Lipodystrophy among patients on antiretroviral therapy at Harare City Opportunistic Infections Clinics, 2010
(2013-03-06)Objective: To determine factors associated with lipodystrophy among patients on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) at Harare City Opportunistic Infections Clinics Design: Unmatched 1:1 case control study Setting: Two ART ... -
Liver and kidney function tests in normal and pre-eclamptic gestation: A comparison with non-gestational reference values
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2002)Objective: To compare liver and kidney function tests in pre-eclampsia and in uncomplicated pregnancy and to relate the results to physiological reference values. Design: Prospective cross sectional study. Setting: Antenatal ... -
Livingstone: His contributions as a doctor
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Logistic regression and linear discriminant analysis in the evaluation of factors associated with stunting in children: Divergence and similarity of the statistical methods
(2016-05)Background: Stunting is a well-established child health indicator of chronic malnutrition which is associated with biological, environmental and socioeconomic factors. Logistic regression and linear discriminant analysis ... -
Loss to follow up in HIV exposed infants in the PMTCT programme in Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe
(2014-05-21)High rates of loss to follow-up (LFU) of HIV exposed infants after birth have been described to be a challenge in the PMTCT programme. In Hurungwe District out of the 148 exposed infants in the exposed infants register ... -
Low risk and high risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and cervical cancer in Zimbabwe: Epidemiological evidence
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)Objective: To establish the prevalence of detectable low-risk and high-risk, oncogenic HPV types in cervical swabs of women with histologically proven cancer of the cervix. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Harare ... -
Lung pathology in Human Immunodefiency Virus positive patients an autopsy study
(2014-03-17)Aim: To accurately describe the lung pathology occurring in deceased Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive individuals by way of an autopsy study and to attempt to do a clinicopathological correlation. Materials ... -
Lymphoma cutis report of a case
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Malaria and HIV co-infection: Available evidence, gaps and possible interventions
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2003)Objectives: To review the evidence of association between malaria and HI V/AIDS co-infection for purposes of developing strategies for malaria control. Design: Desktop review of literature. Setting: Harare, Zimbabwe. Main ... -
Malaria in pregnancy
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2008)It is estimated that, nearly five billion episodes of clinical malaria occur worldwide each year. The disease causes about three million deaths annually with Africa suffering 90% of this burden.'it is also estimated that ... -
Management and outcomes of antepartum hemorrhage at Harare maternity hospital
(2016-11)Background: Antepartum haemorrhage and its complications are responsible for a significant proportion of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. At Harare Maternity Hospital, the incidence, major causes, ... -
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 ... -
Metabolic effects of carbon dioxide insufflation during laparoscopic surgery: Changes in pH, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and end tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2).
(2013)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of low tidal volume ventilation on patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery on partial pressure of carbon dioxide, arterial to end tidal carbon dioxide gradient ... -
Microbiology of puerperal sepsis and its clinical implications among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in a hospital sample in Zimbabwe
(2017-07)Title: Microbiology of puerperal sepsis and its clinical implications in a Hospital sample in Zimbabwe Introduction: Puerperal sepsis is infection of the female genital tract occurring at any time between the rupture ... -
Molecular detection and identification of genital human papillomavirus genotypes in female college students by polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing in Harare
(2016-05)Introduction and objectives: The human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality amongst women. World-wide, data on HPV infection ...