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HIV and AIDS prevalence and fertility rates in Southern Africa has been consistently reported among the highest in the world. Little is known, however, about how HIV infection affects the fertility preferences of men and women in the region. The consequences of the pandemic in Southern Africa are...

This report was a study of the communication strategies at the Zambian College of Open Learning (ZAMCOL) in Solwezi. The institution offers Diploma in Secondary School, Teacher Education by open and distance learning (ODL) mode, it is both an in-service and out of service program aimed at...

Current World Health Organization (WHO) and International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (IUATLD) guidelines recommend that patients suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) should submit three sputum samples as ‘spot’, ‘morning’ and another ‘spot’. In recent years some TB experts...

This is a quantitative descriptive case study that was undertaken at Ronald Ross General Hospital in Mufulira District. The General Objective of the study was to determine the level of Health-Care Workers' Compliance with the Infection Prevention (IP) Guidelines and the factors that influence...

This dissertation looks at the constraints to effective planning and implementation of workers’ education programmes in Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT).The purpose of the study was to identify constraints to effective planning and implementation of workers’ education in ZNUT and suggest...

The lifelong learning and career development known as continuous professional development (CPD) of teachers is emerging as a key priority area internationally. Continuous professional development is the process by which teachers reflect upon their competencies, maintain them up to date and...

The main purpose of this study was to establish the extent and quality of coverage of adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) coverage by Zambian newspapers (The Post, Times of Zambia and Zambia Daily Mail newspapers) and to ascertain whether this coverage is adequate or not. The research...

Mental health problems and ineffective coping in women who have experienced an abortion are common and require specialist care with increased health resource utilization. However, there seems to be paucity of information in Zambia on how women cope psychologically after an abortion. Therefore the...

This study aimed at examining the determinants of self assessed HIV risks and sexual behaviour among UNZA and Evelyn Hone College students. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted. Both quantitative and qualitative data was collected. Stratified random sampling (method of stratification...

Objective : To determine the factors associated with unsafe sexual behaviour among the youth aged 13 to 19 years, in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in Lusaka Urban. Study Design: A cross section and comparative study design was carried out in 22 basic schools in Lusaka Urban among the youth attending...