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Acute poisoning in a paediatric intensive care unit in Harare
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)
Forty two cases of acute poisoning were studied retrospectively over a two year period (1990 to 1991, inclusive) in the paediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU), at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. This formed 8,6 pc of the ...
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. ...
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 ...
Paediatric treatment costs and the HIV epidemic
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1995-05)
As the AIDS epidemic puts additional strains on the already overburdened health care systems in sub-Saharan Africa, it becomes more important to estimate the cost of the epidemic in terms of health personnel and drug ...
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 ...
Bronchoscopic Extraction Of Aspirated Foreign Bodies In Children In Harare Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 1994-07)
Aspiration of foreign bodies results in the death of more than 500 children per year in the United States. Foreign body aspiration may be manifested by acute respiratory distress as well as insidious chronic pulmonary ...
Deaf Culture in Zimbabwe: Existence, Reality and Implication for Education
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)
Most education programs for the deaf in Zimbabwe ignore the existence of the Deaf and make no attempt to use sign language as a medium of instruction. This ignorance is likely to be detrimental to the learning of those ...