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Co-operative enterprises are regarded as a vehicle to fight poverty, create employment and boost economic growth in Zambia. A high number of co-operatives in the country were created through initiatives of government agencies. However, co-operative enterprises have for a long time been...

This research investigated the sustainability of village banking and its contribution to economic growth in Lusaka, Zambia. The study was conducted in three areas of Lusaka, Zambia: Chilenje (CHL), Chongwe (CHO), and Kamwala (KMS). A total of 34 participants were investigated, exceeding the...

Empirical evidence from a variety of different locations suggest that livelihoods diversification is happening. Rural households do indeed engage in multiple activities and rely on diversified income portfolios in order to increase their resilience to climate change effects (Ellis, 1997). In...

Introduction: The policy on multi dose vials allows certain vaccines that contain preservatives to be kept for up to 28 days after opening, as long as storage and proper handling conditions are met (WHO, 2015). This policy has reduced vaccine wastage and contamination in the countries and areas...

Introduction: The prevalence of substance use among mentally ill patients across the world has been varying. In 2019 it was reported by the United Nations (UN) that an estimated 271 million people around the world aged between 15 and 64 used substances, which was 11.5% higher than the reported...

This study aimed at exploring the psycho-social experiences of healthcare staff on management of Covid-19 patients at a selected public university teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. The study’s objectives were: establish the psycho-social experiences of healthcare staff involved in the...

The study sought to explore the role of empathy in counselling grieving widows and widowers in Zambia. The study objectives were to: to ascertain how Cognitive empathy as a counselling technique helps widows and widowers to pass through grieving period; to describe how Emotion empathy as a...

This research examines the impact of entrepreneurial training provided by the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) on the sales performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) engaged in export trading in Zambia. Employing a mixed-method approach, the study surveyed 89 trained SMEs out of a...

This study determined social determinants of Caesarean Section among child bearing women in Zambia. The study used a quantitative research paradigm and followed a stratified two- stage sample design. A cross-sectional study design was used. The study was guided by the following research...

In Zambia it has generally accepted that good performance in mathematics has become a prerequisite for one entry into tertiary education regardless of one’s sex. In a bid to find themselves places in colleges and universities, many more girls are victim of rejection because of poor grades in...