24 hour movement behaviours and the health and development of pre-school children from Zimbabwean settings: the SUNRISE pilot study.

Background: In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) released global guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for the early years. The International Study of Movement Behaviours in the Early Years, SUNRISE, aimed to assess the extent to which children aged three and four years meet the WHO global guidelines and its association with health and development.

Objectives: To assess movement behaviours in pre-school children from low-income settings in Zimbabwe and to establish associations between these movement behaviours and adiposity, motor skills and executive function.

Factors associated with hospital arrival time after the onset of stroke symptoms: A cross-sectional study at two teaching hospitals in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Background: Late presentation to hospital after onset of stroke affects management and outcomes of the patients. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with time taken to present to hospital after the onset of acute stroke symptoms.

Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at two teaching hospitals in Zimbabwe.

Factors contributing to defaulting scheduled therapy sessions by caregivers of children with congenital disabilities.

Background: Defaulting scheduled rehabilitation therapy may result in increased adverse outcomes such as permanent disability and increased healthcare costs. Concomitantly, there is evidence to suggest that early and continued rehabilitation of children with congenital disabilities can improve outcomes significantly. This study was conducted to determine factors contributing to caregivers' defaulting scheduled rehabilitation therapy sessions.

Occupational therapy needs of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy in Zimbabwe: caregivers’ perspectives.

Objectives: To determine occupational therapy needs of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy living in an urban setting, to identify participation levels in activities of daily living and social activities, to identify factors influencing participation and to determine the contribution of occupational therapy in participating in these activities.

Design: Descriptive cross-sectional.

Setting: Community rehabilitation outreach points in Epworth, Mufakose, Glenview, Dzivarasekwa, Mabvuku and Norton.

Prevalence and the correlates of postnatal depression in an urban high density suburb of Harare.

Introduction: Postnatal depression is a common cause of morbidity but is rarely diagnosed or managed in busy primary care settings in most resource limited countries like Zimbabwe.

Objectives: This study sought to determine the prevalence of postnatal depression and establish factors associated with postnatal depression.

Methods: The study utilized a cross-sectional descriptive design where 295 consenting women (mean age=25.