Y. Ahmed

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1. Worsening severity of vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased length of stay, surgical intensive care unit cost, and mortality rate in surgical intensive care unit patients

   L. Matthews, Y. Ahmed, K. Wilson, D. D. Griggs +1 more

   2012American Journal of Surgery172 citations Open access

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2. A study of maternal mortality at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia: the emergence of tuberculosis as a major non-obstetric cause of maternal death.

   Y. Ahmed, P. Mwaba, C. Chintu, J. Grange +2 more

   1999The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease153 citations

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3. Etiology, Antibiotic Resistance and Risk Factors for Neonatal Sepsis in a Large Referral Center in Zambia

   Mwila Kabwe, John Mambwe Tembo, L. Chilukutu, Moses Chilufya +13 more

   2016The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal92 citations Open access

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4. Perspectives on tuberculosis in pregnancy.

   M. Bates, Y. Ahmed, N. Kapata, M. Maeurer +2 more

   2015International Journal of Infectious Diseases92 citations Open access

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5. Knowledge, Use, and Concerns about Contraceptive Methods among Sero-Discordant Couples in Rwanda and Zambia

   K. Grabbe, R. Stephenson, B. Vwalika, Y. Ahmed +6 more

   2009Journal of Women's Health83 citations Open access

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6. Incidence of adverse drug events in an academic hospital: a prospective cohort study.

   H. Aljadhey, M. Mahmoud, A. Mayet, M. Alshaikh +3 more

   2013International Journal for Quality in Health Care82 citations

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7. Tuberculosis in association with HIV/AIDS emerges as a major nonobstetric cause of maternal mortality in Sub‐Saharan Africa

   J. Grange, M. Adhikari, Y. Ahmed, P. Mwaba +3 more

   2010International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics70 citations

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8. Contraception among HIV Concordant and Discordant Couples in Zambia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

   Karen E. Mark, J. Meinzen-Derr, R. Stephenson, A. Haworth +4 more

   2007Journal of Women's Health70 citations

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9. A Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Long-Term Contraceptive Use Among HIV-Serodiscordant and Concordant Positive Couples in Zambia

   R. Stephenson, B. Vwalika, L. Greenberg, Y. Ahmed +5 more

   2011Journal of Women's Health69 citations Open access

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10. Incidence of adverse drug events in public and private hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: the (ADESA) prospective cohort study

    H. Aljadhey, M. Mahmoud, Y. Ahmed, R. Sultana +11 more

    2016BMJ Open62 citations Open access

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11. Maternal and newborn health services utilization in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

    Lelisa Sena Dadi, M. Berhane, Y. Ahmed, Esayas Kebede Gudina +4 more

    2019BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth40 citations Open access

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12. Epidemiology of Dengue Fever in Ethiopian Somali Region: Retrospective Health Facility Based Study

    Y. Ahmed, A. Salah

    201634 citations

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13. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid overdose and other adverse events in the USA and Canada: a systematic review

    Siddartha Simha, Y. Ahmed, C. Brummett, J. Waljee +2 more

    2022Regional anesthesia and pain medicine33 citations

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14. Use of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis comorbidity and multidrug-resistant TB in obstetrics and gynaecology inpatient wards at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

    M. Bates, Y. Ahmed, L. Chilukutu, John Mambwe Tembo +7 more

    2013Tropical medicine & international health31 citations Open access

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15. Culture of Safety among Nurses in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia

    H. Aljadhey, Basmah Albabtain, M. Mahmoud, Sinna Alaqeel +1 more

    201620 citations Open access

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16. Support or control? Qualitative interviews with Zambian women on male partner involvement in HIV care during and after pregnancy

    K. Hampanda, O. Mweemba, Y. Ahmed, A. Hatcher +3 more

    2020PLoS ONE19 citations Open access

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17. Avoidable perioperative mortality at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia: a retrospective cohort study

    Edwardina Mary Mae Alexandra Lillie, C. Holmes, Elizabeth Anne O'Donohoe, L. Bowen +5 more

    2015Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie19 citations Open access

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18. Safe motherhood perspectives and social support for primigravidae women in Lusaka, Zambia.

    M. Maimbolwa, Y. Ahmed, V. Diwan, A. R. Arvidson

    2003African Journal of Reproductive Health16 citations Open access

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19. Maternal trauma and cerebral lesions in preterm infants. Case reports

    Deborah G. Murdoch Eaton, Y. Ahmed, Lily M. S. Dubowitz

    1991British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology16 citations

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20. Maternal and newborn outcomes at a tertiary care hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, 2008– 2012

    B. Vwalika, Marie C. D. Stoner, Mulindi Mwanahamuntu, K. C. Liu +7 more

    2016International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics14 citations Open access

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21. Combination therapy with vitamin D3, progesterone, omega-3 fatty acids and glutamine reverses coma and improves clinical outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injuries: A case series

    L. Matthews, O. Danner, Y. Ahmed, Diane Dennis-Griggs +6 more

    201314 citations Open access

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22. The influence of informed consent content on study participants’ contraceptive knowledge and concerns

    R. Stephenson, K. Grabbe, B. Vwalika, Y. Ahmed +6 more

    2010Studies in family planning14 citations Open access

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23. Strengthening and expanding the capacity of health worker education in Zambia

    C. Michelo, J. Zulu, M. Simuyemba, B. Andrews +16 more

    2017The Pan African Medical Journal13 citations Open access

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24. Mycobacterium tuberculosis in solid organ transplantation: incidence before and after expanded isoniazid prophylaxis.

    Suad Al-Mukhaini, H. Aleid, Fatima K. Alduraibi, H. Hakami +5 more

    2017Annals of Saudi Medicine12 citations Open access

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25. Transfusion Transmissible Infections among Voluntary Blood Donors at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

    D. Chama, Y. Ahmed, K. Baboo, H. Halwindi +1 more

    201511 citations

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26. Current practices for labeling medications in hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Salma Alkhani, Y. Ahmed, Nora Bin-Sabbar, Hailah Almogirah +7 more

    2012Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal11 citations Open access

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27. Intervention to reduce the use of unsafe abbreviations in a teaching hospital

    M. Alshaikh, A. Mayet, Mansour Adam, Y. Ahmed +1 more

    2012Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal10 citations Open access

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28. How to Make Maternal Health Services more Women-Friendly: A Practical Guide.

    N. Mackeith, S. Murray, H. Standing, R. K. Phiri +1 more

    20019 citations

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29. Benefit of a Tiered-Trauma Activation System to Triage Dead-on-Arrival Patients

    O. Danner, K. Wilson, S. Heron, Y. Ahmed +4 more

    2012Western Journal of Emergency Medicine7 citations Open access

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30. Mapping Postgraduate Research at the University of Zambia: a review of dissertations for the Master of Medicine Programme

    Y. Ahmed, Cw Kanyengo, A. Akakandelwa

    2010The Medical Journal of Zambia6 citations

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31. HIV-Positive Women Taking Lifelong Antiretroviral Therapy Report Better Adherence Than Women Taking Short-Course Prophylaxis During and After Pregnancy Under PMTCT Program Option A in Lusaka, Zambia

    K. Hampanda, L. Abuogi, Y. Ahmed

    2017International Journal of MCH and AIDS5 citations Open access

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32. Randomised, placebo‐controlled trial to evaluate co‐trimoxazole to reduce mortality and morbidity in HIV‐infected post‐natal women in Zambia (TOPAZ)

    A. Nunn, P. Mwaba, C. Chintu, A. Crook +3 more

    2011Tropical medicine & international health5 citations

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33. Characteristics of women terminating pregnancies at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.

    K. Baboo, Y. Ahmed, S. Siziya, R. Bulaya

    1994Central African Journal of Medicine5 citations

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34. Trend Analysis of Malaria Prevalence in East Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State, Western Ethiopia, 2020: A Retrospective Study

    Z. Babure, Y. Ahmed, Solomon Tefera Likasa, F. Jiru +2 more

    20214 citations

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35. Socio-cultural determinants of exclusive breastfeeding : lessons learnt from experiences of HIV positive mothers in Lusaka, Zambia

    A. Hazemba, B. Ncama, Y. Ahmed

    20154 citations

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36. Tracing the Footprints of the University of Zambia Research Output,1966-2016

    A. Akakandelwa, Francina N. S. Makondo, C. W. Kanyengo, Y. Ahmed

    20163 citations

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37. Mothers' Perception of Infant Feeding Counselling in The Context of Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV in Lusaka, Zambia

    A. Ngoma-Hazemba, B. Ncama, Y. Ahmed

    20153 citations

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38. Aggressive Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Hispanic and African American Critically Injured Trauma Patients Reduces Health Care Disparities (Length of stay, Costs, and Mortality) in a Level I Trauma Center Surgical Intensive Care Unit

    L. Matthews, Y. Ahmed, O. Danner, Michael Williams +9 more

    20172 citations Open access

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39. AETIOLOGY, ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR NEONATAL SEPSIS IN A LARGE REFERRAL CENTRE IN ZAMBIA

    Mwila Kabwe, John Mambwe Tembo, L. Chilukutu, Moses Chilufya +12 more

    2017BMJ Global Health2 citations Open access

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40. 1300: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VITAMIN D LEVELS LESS THAN 18 NG/ML ON HOSPITALS AND THIRD PARTY PAYERS

    L. Matthews, K. Wilson, Y. Ahmed, Diane Dennis-Griggs +4 more

    20152 citations

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41. Community-based interventions to reduce maternal mortality.

    Y. Ahmed, P. Mwaba, J. Grange, C. Green +1 more

    2010The Lancet2 citations Open access

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42. A retrospective assessment of measles outbreak response activities and determinant factors at Nunukumba District, East Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional state, Western Ethiopia, May 2020

    Z. Babure, A. Tufa, Y. Ahmed

    20201 citations

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43. Vitamin D, Glutamine, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Close Staff Supervision Reduce Mortality Rate at a Level I Trauma Center

    L. Matthews, Y. Ahmed, O. Danner, Golda Kwaysi +7 more

    20171 citations Open access

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44. High Dose Vitamin D, Digoxin, and BiDil Reverse Congestive Heart Failure in a Critically ILL Trauma Patient and a Severely Obese Male Patient

    L. Matthews, Y. Ahmed, O. Danner, C. Moore +8 more

    20171 citations Open access

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45. Association of previous severe low birth weight with adverse perinatal outcomes in a subsequent pregnancy among HIV-prevalent urban African women

    M. Smid, Y. Ahmed, Marie C. D. Stoner, B. Vwalika +2 more

    2016International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics1 citations Open access

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46. Strategies for Information Access and Provision for Health Workers at the District Level in Zambia

    C. W. Kanyengo, J. Hoppenbrouwer, Y. Ahmed

    20091 citations

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47. Contraceptives and Women’s Complaints &— Preliminary Results From the Post-Marketing Surveillance of Norplant R

    Y. Ahmed, S. Boccard, T. Farley, O. Meirik

    19941 citations

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48. Full title:-Trends of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis,Western Ethiopia: 1 retrospective study. 2 Short title: Trends of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Western Ethiopia.

    Z. Babure, Y. Ahmed, G. Mosisa

    20220 citations

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49. Patterns of Sexual Assault victims presenting to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia: a Cross-Sectional Study

    E. Kaunda, Y. Ahmed, B. Vwalika

    2020University of Zambia Journal of Agricultural and Biomedical Sciences0 citations Open access

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50. Incidence of Myocardial Infarctions and Hospital Costs in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients Reduced by Fifty Percent Using Daily, High Dose Vitamin D Supplementation

    L. Matthews, Y. Ahmed, O. Danner, C. Moore +6 more

    2018Journal of the American College of Surgeons0 citations

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