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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 ...
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 ...
Determination of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid levels using dried blood spots in Zimbabwean children aged 7 to 9 years
(2013-06)
Background: Blood omega-3 long chain-polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) have been widely studied in children because of the benefits from optimum physical and mental development. Despite these recognized benefits, the ...
Evaluation of apolipoprotein b 100 against ldl-cholesterol in profiling cardiovascular disease risk in HIV infected patients
(2014-03-17)
Background
This study was carried out to assess the potential clinical utility of measuring apo B 100 in evaluation of CVD risk. The study focused on measurement of the classic parameters of assessing CVD risk. LDL ...
Investigation of the effect of STALANEV (stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine) treatment on serum lactate levels in adults attending BRIDH and WIDH opportunistic infections clinics in Harare
(2013-06-27)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have become a significant public health problem in Zimbabwe, threatening the socio-economic fibre of the country and placing a tremendous ...
Factors associated with lactic acidosis in HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in Harare city- 2012
(2013-08)
Introduction: Antiretroviral medicines have side effects that can be life threatening. An unpublished study by Malunga in Harare City, showed a high incidence of hyperlactatemia in patients on stalanev. This research ...
Breast cancer and HIV: a single institution review of a non-AIDS defining cancer in women in the setting of high HIV prevalence
(2013-08)
BACKGROUND
The prevalence of HIV infection is high in sub Saharan Africa. However the impact of this high prevalence on breast cancer incidence, pathogenesis, age, stage at presentation, treatment response and toxicity ...
The Challenges of The HIV and AIDS Pandemic Among Informal Settlements – A Case Study of Hatcliffe Extension in Harare, Zimbabwe
(2012-08-30)
This research was a descriptive study on the challenges of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in informal (slum) settlements, case studying the Hatcliffe Extension slum in Harare, Zimbabwe. With slums identified as areas of high ...
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 ...
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 ...