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Lungowe Sitali
Researcher at University of Zambia
Publications - 16
Citations - 323
Lungowe Sitali is an academic researcher from University of Zambia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Plasmodium falciparum. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 16 publications receiving 227 citations. Previous affiliations of Lungowe Sitali include University of Bergen & Johns Hopkins University.
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Mortality and morbidity patterns in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Zambia: a five-year retrospective review of hospital-based records (2009-2013)
TL;DR: There is evidence of declining mortality among the core morbid nutritional conditions, namely kwashiorkor, marasmus and marasmic-kwashiorkOr among under-five children admitted at this hospital from 2009 to 2013.
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Factors associated with late antenatal care booking: population based observations from the 2007 Zambia demographic and health survey.
TL;DR: High proportion of late ANC booking associated with presence of unplanned or unwanted pregnancies in this population of pregnant women is found and there is thus urgent need to re-pack health promotion message to specifically target this and related poor groups.
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Patterns of mixed Plasmodium species infections among children six years and under in selected malaria hyper-endemic communities of Zambia: population-based survey observations.
Lungowe Sitali,Lungowe Sitali,James Chipeta,John M. Miller,Hawela Moonga,Nirbhay Kumar,William J. Moss,Charles Michelo +7 more
TL;DR: The high prevalence of mixed Plasmodium spp.
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Seroprevalence and determinants of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional study was employed where 411 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at UTH were interviewed using closed ended questionnaires and their blood was also tested for Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM antibodies using the OnSite Toxo IgG/IgM Combo Rapid test cassettes by CTK Biotech, Inc, USA.
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Distribution of Plasmodium species and assessment of performance of diagnostic tools used during a malaria survey in Southern and Western Provinces of Zambia
Lungowe Sitali,Lungowe Sitali,John M. Miller,Mulenga Mwenda,Daniel J. Bridges,Moonga Hawela,Busiku Hamainza,Elizabeth Chizema-Kawesha,Thomas P. Eisele,James Chipeta,Bernt Lindtjørn +10 more
TL;DR: Non-falciparum species are present and occurred as mixed infections in Western Province and as expected, PET-PCR was slightly more sensitive than both malaria RDTs and microscopy to detecting malaria infections.