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University of Zambia
Education•Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia•
About: University of Zambia is a education organization based out in Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 2593 authors who have published 4402 publications receiving 122411 citations. The organization is also known as: UNZA.
Topics: Population, Health care, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Public health, Tuberculosis
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TL;DR: The results from this study underscore the need for greater commitment from governments and policy-makers in African countries to start prioritizing mental illness stigma as a major public health and development issue.
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the presence, causes and means of addressing individual and systemic stigma and discrimination against people with mental illness in Zambia. This is to facilitate the development of tailor-made antistigma initiatives that are culturally sensitive for Zambia and other low-income African countries. This is the first in-depth study on mental illness stigma in Zambia. Method: Fifty semi-structured interviews and 6 focus group discussions were conducted with key stakeholders drawn from 3 districts in Zambia (Lusaka, Kabwe and Sinazongwe). Transcripts were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Results: Mental illness stigma and discrimination is pervasive across Zambian society, prevailing within the general community, amongst family members, amid general and mental health care providers, and at the level of government. Such stigma appears to be fuelled by misunderstandings of mental illness aetiology; fears of contagion and the perceived dangerousness of people with mental illness; and associations between HIV/AIDS and mental illness. Strategies suggested for reducing stigma and discrimination in Zambia included education campaigns, the transformation of mental health policy and legislation and expanding the social and economic opportunities of the mentally ill. Conclusion: In Zambia, as in many other lowincome African countries, very little attention is devoted to addressing the negative beliefs and behaviours surrounding mental illness, despite the devastating costs that ensue. The results from this study underscore the need for greater commitment from governments and policy-makers in African countries to start prioritizing mental illness stigma as a major public health and development issue. Key words: Mental health; Stigma and discrimination; Qualitative study; Zambia
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TL;DR: Atypical features suggest that traditional diagnostic criteria for spinal tuberculosis may be inadequate and that the risk of transmission of HIV between patient and surgeon is small, especially if recommended precautions are universally applied.
Abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has radically changed African orthopaedic practice within a decade In Lusaka, a third of adults are infected, but most have no physical signs of the disease Early experience showed that closed fractures healed normally, the risk of sepsis during osteosynthesis was increased and most open fractures became septic Major orthopaedic surgery in HIV-positive patients has increased risks of sepsis which rise steeply in those with physical signs of HIV disease Musculoskeletal infections such as tropical pyomyositis, adult haematogenous long-bone osteomyelitis, and late haematogenous infection of implants, appear as immune competence wanes There is a dual epidemic of tuberculosis and HIV, and bone and joint tuberculosis is now common Atypical features suggest that traditional diagnostic criteria for spinal tuberculosis may be inadequate Rheumatoid diseases, especially reactive arthritis, are common and serious complications of HIV disease The risk of transmission of HIV between patient and surgeon is small, especially if recommended precautions are universally applied
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TL;DR: The way the HRH establishment is distributed in the different provinces of Zambia is described, with a view to assess the dimension of shortages and of imbalances in the distribution of health workers by province and by level of care.
Abstract: Introduction
Current health policy directions in Zambia are formulated in the National Health Strategic Plan. The Plan focuses on national health priorities, which include the human resources (HR) crisis. In this paper we describe the way the HRH establishment is distributed in the different provinces of Zambia, with a view to assess the dimension of shortages and of imbalances in the distribution of health workers by province and by level of care.
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TL;DR: Fresh-cut organic mixed vegetables and green beans produced in Zambia were analysed for aerobic plate counts, coliforms, Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed time series from continuously recording GPS stations in Nepal spanning the pre- and post-seismic period associated to the M_w7.8 Gorkha earthquake which ruptured the Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) fault on April 25th, 2015.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Alimuddin Zumla | 100 | 747 | 43284 |
David Clark | 73 | 652 | 24857 |
Sten H. Vermund | 69 | 606 | 22181 |
Paul A. Kelly | 68 | 208 | 16836 |
Francis Drobniewski | 67 | 293 | 17371 |
Ayato Takada | 67 | 273 | 14467 |
Karl Peltzer | 60 | 880 | 18515 |
Hirofumi Sawa | 55 | 325 | 11735 |
Peter Godfrey-Faussett | 52 | 173 | 8486 |
Igor J. Koralnik | 52 | 197 | 10186 |
Peter Mwaba | 48 | 132 | 7386 |
Alison M. Elliott | 48 | 299 | 7772 |
Kelly Chibale | 47 | 337 | 7713 |
Chihiro Sugimoto | 47 | 325 | 7737 |
Sian Floyd | 47 | 163 | 6791 |