Situmbeko Liweleya

Biographic Data

ID9067553
NAMESitumbeko Liweleya
GIVEN NAMESSitumbeko
FAMILY NAMELiweleya
SIGNATURELIWELEYA S
AFFILIATIONSMulungushi University
ORCID0009-0008-8698-5272
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Correlates of Ki-67 proliferation index in a cohort of women with suspected breast cancer in Lusaka, Zambia

    Open AccessJoaquim Musamba, David Chisompola et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Ki-67 is a key biomarker of tumor proliferation in breast cancer, yet its clinical correlates in this population, where disease is often detected at earlier stages, remain underexplored. This study aimed to identify factors independently associated with high Ki-67 expression among women investigated for suspected breast cancer at Unilabs Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia. A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 208 women suspected of h…

  • Metabolic and inflammatory axes of insulin resistance in normoglycemic adults with high HIV burden

    Open AccessSitumbeko Liweleya, Brian Halubanza et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Insulin resistance (IR) precedes type 2 diabetes and drives cardiovascular risk, but its early features in normoglycemic individuals remain unclear. The main goal of the study was to characterize multifactorial determinants of IR in normoglycemic adults. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of a census of 100 normoglycemic adults (median age 44 years, interquartile range (IQR): 35–49), 70% (70/100) of whom were living with HIV an…

  • Sex differences in severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years in Zambia

    Open AccessGift C Chama, Situmbeko Liweleya et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a critical public health issue, particularly in low and middle-income countries like Zambia, where it significantly contributes to under-five mortality. While general factors associated with SAM, including its overall burden, are well documented, the role of sex differences in correlates of SAM has not been thoroughly explored. Hence, this study aimed to examine sex differences in correlates of SAM by identifyin…

  • Hypertensive crisis

    Open AccessLukundo Siame, Mbulazi B Kabeta et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    BACKGROUND: Hypertensive crisis, including hypertensive emergency (with target organ damage) and hypertensive urgency (without target organ damage), is a critical public health condition at Livingstone University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Hypertensive crisis has been linked to severe complications, including stroke, renal failure, and heart disease, leading to increased mortality, morbidity, and healthcare costs due to intensive treatment, prolon…

  • Reducing mortality in acute kidney disease through comprehensive laboratory support

    Open AccessSepiso K Masenga, Luyando Mutelo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Acute kidney disease (AKD) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality, particularly in low-resource settings where limited diagnostic capacity often leads to delayed recognition and suboptimal management. We aimed to evaluate the impact of implementing a comprehensive patient-specific clinical laboratory support on clinical outcomes in AKD and to identify factors associated with mortality. We conducted a mixed-method hybrid type 3 imple…