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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 ...
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 ...
Capital structure and the financial performance of listed firms on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
(2016)
The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of capital structure on financial performance of firms listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Total leverage to asset ratio, short term leverage to asset ratio ...
The strategic relevance of sanctions as a democratizing tool in the third world in an emerging multi-polar world: A case study of Zimbabwe
(2016-04)
The increasing use of sanctions as a democratisation tool has elicited many questions regarding their strategic relevance and effectiveness in an emerging multi-polar world. The rise of China, India, Brazil, resurgence of ...
Challenges of multiple membership to sub-regional trading blocs: The case of Zimbabwe
(2016)
There is an overlap of membership among Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Southern Africa to an extent unparalleled anywhere else in the world. This has a bearing on the costs and benefits particularly of deeper ...
Determinants of multidrug resistance amongst turberculosis patients in Matabeleland North and Bulawayo Metropolitan provinces, 2013
(2016-05)
Introduction: Multidrug resistance tuberculosis is an emerging threat to the management of TB in Zimbabwe. The aim of the study was to investigate the determinants of MDR-TB in Matabeleland North and Bulawayo Metropolitan ...
Factors associated with respiratory distress in the newborn, Harare maternity hospital, 2013
(2016-05)
Introduction: Globally, 4 million babies die each year in the first four weeks of life, the
neonatal period. Neonatal deaths account for nearly 40% of deaths worldwide in children less than five years old. Neonatal ...
Factors Affecting the Emergency Management and Treatment of Aggressive and Violent
(2013-11-21)
Violence by inpatients against mental health personnel, fellow patients and people uninvolved in the patient’s treatment is a common and universal problem requiring urgent attention. The current study sought to investigate ...
Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Hydrology of Semi-Arid Zimbabwe and its Implications on Surface Water Resources.
(2012-08-30)
There are 170 Communal lands, totaling 163 500 km2 or 42% of Zimbabwe. About 75% of these Communal lands are in Natural regions IV and V that are semi-arid. Water development is therefore a key aspect in ensuring sustainable ...
An Evaluation of the Impact of Domestic Water Supply and Challenges faced by Women in Rural Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Sigangatsha and Malaba wards of Matobo District
(2013-06-04)
Water for domestic purposes is a scarce resource in the rural areas of Sigangatsha and Malaba wards, and the group mostly affected by this scarcity is women. This dissertation focused three objectives and the first objective ...