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Factors associated with hospital admissions among registered diabetes mellitus patients in Guruve and Mazowe districts, Mashonaland Central province, Zimbabwe.
(2013-08)
Introduction
Diabetes mellitus is among the top five chronic conditions contributing to Out Patients Department attendance in Mazowe and Guruve Districts. This study sought to identify the contributory factors that are ...
Comparison of CD4+ T-Cell changes in response to highly active antiviral therapy (HAART) in adolescents and children enrolled at Parirenyatwa Hospital Family Care Centre (2005-2010) - Secondary Data Analysis
(2013-08)
Background
In general, there is an increase in CD4 cell count after initiating on HAART. Despite an increasing trend of access to HAART there is a paucity of studies examining the changes in CD4 count over time in Zimbabwe ...
Controversies surrounding the use of Parathyroid hormone as a marker of bone metabolism in chronic kidney disease(CKD) patients on haemodialysis in Zimbabwe: The way forward
(2013-09)
Background
The progressive loss of renal function in chronic kidney disease (CKD) necessitates the eventual use of dialysis. Renal Osteodystrophy (ROD) is a serious complication of CKD with diverse and non-specific ...
Survival and risk factors for mortality among HIV/Tuberculosis co-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in a resource limited setting
(2011-06)
Background: Tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection and most frequent cause of mortality among HIV-infected persons in resource constrained settings and the number of patients with co-infection continues ...
Factors influencing dietary patterns in Mt Darwin: a rural population of Zimbabwe, 2013.
(2013-08)
Introduction: Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and cancer. CVD are increasing throughout the world and cause 16.7 million ...
The relationship between practice of self-monitoring of blood glucose and frequency of hospitalisation among patients with diabetes mellitus at Parirenyatwa hospital aged between 20-70 years.
(2013-06)
Zimbabwe the population with DM is 4.8%. Cornerstone to the treatment of diabetes mellitus is self-monitoring of blood glucose which enables DM patients to actively participate in their treatment enabling continuous feedback ...
To examine the relationship between knowledge levels regarding the informed consent process and psychological readiness for surgery in patients between the ages of 20 to 49 years at Mpilo Central Hospital.
(2010-05)
Psychological readiness for surgery has a critical impact on the patient as it helps to reduce anxiety and stress Sharma, 1996). At Mpilo Central Hospital complaints have been leveled against doctors and nurses that they ...
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 ...
Identifying motivational factors in job performance and how they relate to attrition among village health workers in Shurugwi and Chirumanzu districts, Zimbabwe.
(2013-08)
Background: Motivation is one of the key determinants of village health worker performance. Motivation is difficult to assess and can be measured by a series of questions which can be grouped into smaller sets that accurately ...