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The relationship between knowledge of breast self-examination and practices regarding breast self-examination among women aged 25 – 49 years at Mbare family services clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe
(2014-03-17)
Worldwide, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and it is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women (Jemal, Ward, Center, Siegel and Thun). In Zimbabwe, the proportion of women dying from ...
Factors associated with 1st line ART failure among patients at Newlands Clinic, Harare
(2014-03-13)
First line ART treatment failure occurs when drugs being administered for the treatment of HIV are no longer able to kill the virus i.e. virus would have developed resistance to the drugs. This study sought to determine ...
An autopsy study of splenic injuries seen in patients with blunt abdominal trauma at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare: Prevalence of missed splenic injuries
(2014-03-17)
The spleen is one of the most commonly injured organs following blunt
abdominal trauma1. Significant evolution has occurred in the
management of splenic injuries, with a paradigm shift, from splenectomy
to non-operative ...
Survival patterns of patients enrolled into Island Hospice Service palliative care programme
(2014-05-21)
Introduction and Background: Palliative care services aim to attain the best quality of life of
patients. However, the lack of information on the survival of patients under palliative care has
resulted in the implementation ...
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 ...