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Relationship between knowledge levels of high active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and adherence levels of HAART among HIV positive pregnant women aged 15 to 49 years attending antenatal care at Marondera provincial hospital, Family Child Health department, Zimbabwe
(2016-06)
Vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child remains a problem in Zimbabwe
and the world over. HAART adherence rate of at least 95% is essential and it is noted that it can reduce vertical transmission by less than ...
A relationship between self-care knowledge and self-care practices on pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) among women aged 15-49 years with PIH attending antenatal clinic at Harare hospital
(2016-05)
Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is a gestational hypertensive disorder. It is
the commonest unavoidable medical condition encountered in pregnancy, complicating
approximately 10% of all pregnancies. The purpose ...
Field efficiency of syphilis screening in antenatal care lessons from Gutu District in Zimbabwe.
(University of Zimbabwe ,College of Health Sciences, 2003)
Objectives'. To determine coverage for antenatal syphilis screening in a rural area and evaluate the accuracy of on-site Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) tests performed by nurse-midwives.
Design: Descriptive cross sectional.
Setting'. ...
Urinary iodine excretion in pregnant women as an index of the impact of a national iodization programme
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)
Objective: To evaluate the extent to which increase in iodine requirement was achieved in pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic at Harare Central Hospital. Design: Cross sectional. Setting: Samples were collected ...
An assessment of pregnant women's attitudes towards Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) counseling and testing in urban Zimbabwe: a study of Rujeko maternity clinic in Dzivarasekwa high density suburb, Harare
(2014-07-21)
The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes pregnant women have towards
Human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing. The study`s objectives
were to determine the basic characteristics of the ...
Malaria in pregnancy
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2008)
It is estimated that, nearly five billion episodes of clinical malaria occur worldwide each year. The disease causes about three million deaths annually with Africa suffering 90% of this burden.'it is also estimated that ...
Effectiveness and safety of high dose oxytocin for augmentation of labour in nulliparous women
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)
augmentation of labour in nulliparous women.
Design: An open randomised controlled clinical trial.
Setting: Harare Maternity Hospital, Zimbabwe.
Subjects: 258 nulliparous women, with spontaneous onset of labour, who ...
A pilot study to assess the immunologic and virologic efficacy of generic nevirapine, zidovudine and lamivudine in the treatment of HIV-1 infected women with pre-exposure to single dose nevirapine or short course zidovudine and their spouses in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)
Objective: A pilot study to assess effectiveness of generic Nevirapine (NVP)+Zidovudine(AZT)+Lamivudine (3TC) as potent antiretroviral therapy (ART) in women exposed to either SD NVP or short course (SC) AZT through ...