Browsing University of Zimbabwe Theses and Dissertations Collection by Title
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Relationship between knowledge levels on malaria prevention and self-care actions in primigravidae aged 18 to 35 years at Harare Maternity Hospital.
(2012-09-03)Malaria in pregnancy remains an obstetric, social and medical problem despite national control programmes in Zimbabwe. An increase in the number of episodes of malaria is witnessed year after year in Zimbabwe, particularly ... -
Relationship between knowledge of complications and health seeking behaviour among pregnant women with pregnancy induced hypertension aged 18 to 28 years at Chitungwiza Central Hospital
(2012-09-03)Pregnancy induced hypertension is a serious pregnancy complication associated with fatal complications on the mother and baby. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to describe and examine the relationship ... -
Relationship between knowledge on infant nutrition and infant feeding practices among mothers aged 15 to 40 years with infants 7 months to 1 year old at Marondera’s three urban health centres
(2013-06-27)Poor infant feeding practices contribute to infant morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between knowledge on infant nutrition and infant feeding practices. Pender and Pender’s ... -
Relationship between self-care practices and readmissions among adults aged 40-80 years with chronic heart failure at a Central Hospital In Zimbabwe
(2012-09-03)Readmissions for chronic heart failure are a major concern for medical surgical nursing and can be preventable in at least 40% of the cases (Robert & Bowling, 2001). Self-care practices could influence outcomes of chronic ... -
Renal dysfunction in HIV positive patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
(2016-11)BACKGROUND: The use of HAART has turned HIV/AIDS into a chronic disease and people live longer. They now present with complications related to the treatment, ageing process and the virus itself. Renal dysfunction is a ... -
Rhabdomyosarcoma of the orbit in a four months old infant in Zimbabwe: A case report
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2012)Infants younger than one year of age with RhabdomyosarcTJmrr'appear to have worse prognosis compared to older children due partly to high rates of local failure. We report a 4 months old infant with orbital rhabdomyosarcoma ... -
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 ... -
Risk factors for mortality in low birth weight infants at Harare hospital (maternity unit)
(2016-11)Background: Research evidence highlights that in low income countries half the infants born before 32 weeks gestation continue to die. More than 75% preterm infant deaths can be prevented without ICU care as these infants ... -
Role of the sympathetic nervous system in the development of hypertension and metabolic syndrome in low birth weight offspring
(2016-11)The sympathetic nervous system plays a pivotal role in the development of the metabolic syndrome particularly hypertension in low birth weight offspring. The Barker hypothesis reported that individuals born with low birth ... -
Screening of some Traditional Medicinal Plants from Zimbabwe for Biological and Anti-microbial Activity
(2012-09-04)In Zimbabwe medicinal plants play a critical role in the healthcare delivery system. Ethnobotanical surveys of five districts from the Matebeleland and Manicaland regions of Zimbabwe were done and most commonly used and ... -
SCREENING OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM ZIMBABWE FOR PHYTOCHEMISTRY, ANTIOXIDANT, ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIVIRAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES
(2013-08-02)Fourteen indigenous medicinal plants used by traditional medical practitioners in treating sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections were selected after an ethno-botanical pilot survey ... -
Serum IgG subclasses levels in paediatric patients with pneumonia
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)Objectives: To determine the IgG subclass levels of patients admitted to Harare Central Hospital paediatric wards with pneumonia. Design: A cross sectional study. Setting: Harare Central Hospital. Departments of Immunology ... -
Setting up of HIV-1 Antiretroviral resistance testing methods and their clinical applications.
(2012-08-30)Following the World Health Organization (WHO)’s 3 by 5 initiative, antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV disease management has been scaled up rapidly in resource limited settings such as Zimbabwe. First line treatment ... -
Severe Metabolic Acidosis and “Muti” (traditional herbal medicine) ingestion in young children
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1990)Twenty infants ami young children admitted with severe metabolic acidosis and a positive history of ‘muti’ ingestion were investigated. All had accompanying gastroenteritis and significant dehydration. Biochemical data was ... -
SIDE LAB MANUAL
(2014-01-27)The laboratory has become more essential in the clinical examination of patients. However there has been a tendency for the clinician to relegate even simple tests to specialist laboratory workers. This has its ... -
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 ... -
Socio-cultural realities of following through with prevention of mother- to- child transmission of HIV programme in Chiota district Zimbabwe: Implications for elimination of paediatric infection
(2017-06)The study assessed the social and cultural realities of following through with prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV during the postnatal and breastfeeding period in a rural community in Zimbabwe and its ... -
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 ... -
Some principles of the clinical recognition, assessment and treatment of snakebites
(University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1964-08) -
Spontaneous Hypoglycaemia: Report on two possible cases in Africans
(University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1963-01)