University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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A preliminary investigation into psychological disorders in Mozambican refugees: prevalence and clinical features
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)Psychological disorders are common in refugee samples, with several studies showing high rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The present study examined the prevalence and factors associated with psychological disorders ... -
Setting the cat amongst the pigeons: jurisdiction of the Labour Court under the new Labour Act
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2004)It was a great honour for me, to be invited, to give the inaugural lecture for the Kempton Makamure Labour Law Lecture Series. There is no doubt that the late Kempton Makamure touched in an irreversible manner, all those ... -
Is the protection afforded measles vaccines the same in children of all age groups?
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1995-05)A prospective study was carried out in the City of Gweru in 1988 toexamine the relationship between age and protection afforded measles vaccinees by the measles vaccine. The age group 10 months to nine years accounted for ... -
Trends in African education
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The judiciary and democratic governance in Sub-saharan Africa: the complexities of regulating competing interests
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1998)Countries in sub-saharan Africa, like their counterparts elsewhere in the world, have been going through social, economic, legal and political changes. The changes range from colonialism to independence, from one party and ... -
Body fat distribution and other anthropometric blood pressure correlates in a Nigerian urban elderly population
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1995-05)Blood pressure (BP) has been reported to be more consistently correlated with body mass index (BMI) than with waist-hip ratio (WHR) in Blacks. We present the correlates of BP in a systematic sample of 152 (65,7 pc response ... -
The struggle for labour rights requires a struggle against capitalism
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Bronchoscopic extraction of aspirated foreign bodies in children in Harare Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-07)Fifty eight children underwent rigid brochoscopy under general anaesthesia for suspected aspirated foreign bodies. There were 36 boys and 22 girls with a mean age of 18 months. Physical examination showed decreased breath ... -
Judges in the Storm: the Judicial Review Debate
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Traveller’s loiasis in Zimbabwe: a case report
(Faculty of Law, University of Rhodesia ( now University of Zimbabwe.) (UZ.), 1994-11)A case of loiasis diagnosed at Wankie Colliery Hospital is presented. The disease was suspected by the history of the patient and the presenting clinical signs, and it was confirmed by identification of Microfilariae loa ... -
Umbilical hernia in Bulawayo: some observations from a hospital based study
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)We present a retrospective study of 40 consecutive patients admitted with umbilical hemiae to Mpilo Central Hospital between January 1990 and December 1993. The majority of the patients 95 pc (38/40) were children and only ... -
The Jurisdiction of the Labour Court under the New Labour Act - the Dawn of a New Era
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2004)Ladies and gentlemen, comrades and friends, it is a matter of great honour and pri viledge for me to be afforded an opportunity to make this presentation in honour of the late Kempton Makamure. I had the good fortune of ... -
Agricultural Research Policy
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An Outline of Fundamental Gender Rights under International and Regional Laws and National Constitutions
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Cross sectional sero-epidemiological prevalence of poliovirus antibodies post immunization with three doses of TOPV
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)A cross-sectional sero epidemiological study to detect the presence of antibodies to polio virus types 1,2 and 3 was undertaken. A total of 437 infants with an average of 40 subjects per province was enrolled in this study. ... -
Agricultural Marketing Policy in South Africa
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Animal health research and development
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 2006)Zimbabwe’s veterinary delivery system and research capability have been shaped by the need to prevent, control, manage and/or eradicate animal diseases.202 Although major epidemics like rinderpest, contagious bovine ... -
Impact of primary health care on childhood and mortality in rural Ghana: the Gomoa experience
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1995-05)The impact of a combination of PHC intervention activities on child survival, growth, morbidity and mortality was assessed in three selected rural communities (Gomoa Fetteh, Gomoa Onyadze/Otsew Jukwa and Gomoa Mprumem) in ... -
The food and nutrition situation in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 2006)The current levels of food and nutrition insecurity in Zimbabwe condemn a large section of the population to reduced intellectual and physical capacity and ill health, resulting in limited productivity and worsening poverty. ... -
The Case for a Rhodesian Gold Subsidy
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1967-12)I wish to divide my paper into three sections. First, it is necessary to deal with the position which gold occupies in the world. Secondly, I propose to relate this world position to Rhodesia and leading on from these two ...