Browsing University of Zimbabwe Theses and Dissertations Collection by Title
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Preoperative anxiety levels in obstetric patients receiving spinal anaesthesia: Does an information booklet reduce anxiety and improve quality of anaesthesia?
(2016-11)OBJECTIVE: To look at levels of preoperative anxiety in patients who are to have caesarian section under spinal anaesthesia and determine if availing an information booklet to the patients would reduce anxiety. MATERIALS ... -
Prevalance and associated risk factors of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in adult( 18years and above) HIV positive patients registered at Mpilo OI clinic
(2017-04)Objectives: To determine prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and associated risk factors among adult (=18 years) HIV positive patients registered at Mpilo Opportunistic Infection (OI) clinic. To ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with risky sexual behaviour after male circumcision among clients circumcised at Spilhaus Clinic in Harare
(2012-08)Introduction: The main objective of this study was to determine whether men who were circumcised in adulthood have risky sexual behavior after being circumcised. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted. Men ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence and pathology of gastric carcinoma in Zimbabwe: A study of 105 cases
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Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes chronic complications in Harare, Zimbabwe
(2016-06)Background: Diabetes is a chronic condition which often causes severe long term complications which compromise quality of life and burdens health care systems and can cause permanent disability and even death. The incidence ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension among Bulawayo City Council employees, 2010
(2012-08-29)Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension among Bulawayo City Council employees Introduction: An increase in the number of employees with raised blood pressure during routine medical examinations from less than two ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence of Cutaneous Human Papillomavirus infections at Parirenyatwa hospital's Kaposi Sarcoma Clinic and the Opportunistic Infections Clinic: Association with Non- Melanoma Skin Cancers
(2016-11)Human papillomavirus (HPV) types from the Betapapillomaviruses (ß-HPVs) genus are ubiquitous in non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), hyperkeratotic skin warts and in cancer free skin biopsies among fair skinned races. There ... -
Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy at Parirenyatwa hospital
(2016-10)BACKGROUND: There is a global epidemic of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus causes a myriad of microvascular and macrovascular complications. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the main microvascular complications. It is ... -
Prevalence of post-tuberculosis airflow obstruction in patients who have completed pulmonary tuberculosis treatment at two infectious disease hospitals in Zimbabwe
(2016-06)Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death worldwide. About two thirds of patients develop impaired pulmonary function after completion of pulmonary TB treatment. It seems a high proportion of TB deaths are due to post-TB ... -
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NECTAR/CHRIS/IMHERZ WORKSHOP HELD AT HARARE HOLIDAY INN 3RD - 5TH OF FEBRUARY 2011
(2014-01-07)Prof Hakim started the workshop by welcoming the guests and thanked them for being punctual and then handed over to the Chair of the morning session Prof Chidzonga who formally welcomed the guests to the workshop making ... -
Proceedings Of The Nectar/Chris/Imherz Workshop Held At Harare Holiday Inn 3rd - 5th Of February 2011
(2014-02-24)Prof Hakim started the workshop by welcoming the guests and thanked them for being punctual and then handed over to the Chair of the morning session Prof Chidzonga who formally welcomed the guests to the workshop making ... -
Quality of life among adult patients living with HIV/AIDS taking antiretroviral drugs
(2013-06-26)Background: Zimbabwe’s response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in terms of prevention, testing, counseling and treatment has been commendable but inadequate in terms of provision of rehabilitation services to HIV-infected ... -
Randomised control trial comparing two regimens of prophylactic antibiotics for women undergoing caesarean section
(2014-05-16)Introduction Infection is one of the major complications of surgery. Caesarean section is the single most important risk factor for postnatal infections [2]. Prophylactic antibiotics have become a standard of management ... -
Reference values for Urea, Creatinine and Electrolytes in Zimbabwean females
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-01)The reference values for urea, creatinine and electrolytes were determined in sera of 460 African and 200 Caucasian females. All except creatinine levels are significantly different statistically. African females have lower ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEMALE CAREGIVERS SELF-CARE KNOWLEDGE ON PREVENTION OF MALARIA AND EPISODES OF MALARIA AMONG UNDER FIVES AT HAUNA HOSPITAL.
(2013-03-06)According to the Zimbabwe National Health Strategy (2009) malaria ranked the highest cause of outpatient attendances accounting for all 11.5% of all attendances. Malaria was also the second cause of mortality in all age ... -
Relationship between knowledge and self-care practices regarding tuberculosis treatment among clients aged 20 – 40 years at Beatrice Road Infectious Hospital outpatient clinic
(2012-09-03)Tuberculosis is a worldwide public health problem with a continued increase in both morbidity and mortality. It has been compounded by HIV/AIDS pandermic. Tuberculosis is widely known to affect the most economically active ... -
Relationship between knowledge levels of high active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and adherence levels of HAART among HIV positive pregnant women aged 15 to 49 years attending antenatal care at Marondera provincial hospital, Family Child Health department, Zimbabwe
(2016-06)Vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child remains a problem in Zimbabwe and the world over. HAART adherence rate of at least 95% is essential and it is noted that it can reduce vertical transmission by less than ...