Background: Traditional host factors and treatment related metabolic changes are implicated in the increase of impaired glucose levels and Type 2 diabetes mellitus in HIV patients. Diabetes mellitus has specific morbidity and mortality consequences. It also contributes to the burden of other...
Download PDF ↓In general, the research aimed at analysing the print media coverage of human rights in Zambia as characterised by The Post and Zambia Daily Mail and to establish how they engage other actors in protecting and promoting human rights. Specifically, it sought to establish the magnitude and trends...
Download PDF ↓This study looked at public perception of the performance of Zambia Police Service in Kitwe District of the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. The study assessed whether or not the public felt that the performance of the Zambia Police Service was meeting public expectations. The study also examined...
Download PDF ↓The purpose of the study was to investigate whether belonging to an Anti-AIDS Club or being a Peer educator reduces the likelihood of engaging in Risky Sexual Behavior. This research specifically focused on pupils in High Schools in Chingola who comprised those that belonged to Anti-AIDS clubs or...
Download PDF ↓Poor sleep plays an important role in the prevalence of hypertension. It increases the prevalence rate to 60%. It is thought that sleep regulates stress hormones and helps nervous system. Overtime, lack of sleep hurt the body ability to regulate stress hormones, leading to high blood pressure....
Download PDF ↓Poor sleep plays an important role in the prevalence of hypertension. It increases the prevalence rate to 60%. It is thought that sleep regulates stress hormones and helps nervous system. Overtime, lack of sleep hurt the body ability to regulate stress hormones, leading to high blood pressure....
Download PDF ↓Objective: To determine the electrolyte profile of severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months, presenting to UTH, Lusaka. Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted at UTH, malnutrition ward, where patients with SAM with complications are admitted. On admission, patients presenting...
Download PDF ↓The study surveyed information seeking behavior of women attending antenatal clinic: A case study of women in Makululu- Kabwe. The Main objective of the study was to identify the information needs of women attending antenatal clinic in Makululu- Kabwe and also establish their information seeking...
Against a background of a high HIV prevalence among pregnant women and an absence of interventions to curb HIV transmission to children associated with high HIV infant and childhood mortality and morbidity in Africa, this study was undertaken to determine the social factors that influence infant...
Download PDF ↓Gender violence threatens and shapes every woman's life even if she herself is not a victim. You see this in the choices women make: where they choose or are allowed to work, what events they feel safe attending, and where they walk on the street (Bunch,1992). Gender Based Violence is one of the...
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