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No study has been done in Zambia on external fixation of fractures. The objectives of this study therefore are to show the outcome of external fixation of open tibial fractures and whether or not tap water is as effective as normal saline in wound irrigation (lavage). This study was done at the...

Zambia’s media industry can be said to have evolved through three significant phases, the first phase being the pre-independence period. During this period, the media were largely influenced by colour–segregation, with no public policy in place to guide the stakeholders. Secondly, immediately...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the nature and extent of bulling among visually impaired pupils at Magwero School in Chipata District, St. Mulumba School in Choma District, and Ndola Lion School in Ndola District. All the three school are special residential schools.The objectives of...

This study focused on evaluating the performance of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Input Voucher Scheme as a method of agricultural input procurement and distribution in Zambia. Zambia, like most developing countries is dependent on agriculture. Agriculture faces numerous challenges...

Taeniosis and cysticercosis are public health problems in many developing countries, with the former being due to the adult worm of both Taenia solium (T. solium) and Taenia saginata (T. saginatd) while the latter is due to the larval stages of T. solium. Extensive studies in pigs and cattle,...

In Zambia, very little is known on the prevalence and impact of fasciolosis especially in cattle of the poor traditional farmers most of whom live along the Kafue and Zambezi flood plains. The main aim of this study, consisting of four components, was to determine the prevalence and factors...

Injuries at a work place comprise a substantial part of injury burden. They are an important public health problem that affects not only the person sustaining the injury but other household members that are dependent on the injured adult. Although, health workers frequently treat patients with...

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and the potential risk factors associated with T. solium (Ts) taeniasis/cysticercosis transmission and maintenance in humans and pigs in Southern and Eastern provinces of Zambia. Tongue examination of live pigs and assessment of the...

Cryptosporidium parvum has become increasingly important in ruminants in recent years as an etiological agent of neonatal diarrhoea complex causing significant economic losses. Cryptosporidium parvum "bovine genotype" found in ruminants is also zoonotic causing life threatening diarrhoea in...