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The central theme of this study is ethnic construction. It focuses on the meeting in Mumbwa district of some sections of the Kaonde who migrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C) briefly settled in North-Western Province of Zambia and some Ila groups from Namwala in Southern Province...

Exclusive Breast Feeding practice which is the best feeding practice for infants aged from birth to six (6) months, has been facing a lot of challenges. Although information on exclusive breast feeding was being given to mothers during Antenatal, Postnatal and children’s clinic, the practice...

The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of menopause among Zambian women in four Provinces; Lusaka, Copperbelt, Luapula and Eastern provinces. The sites for the study were; Katete, Luanshya, Nchelenge and Lusaka. The objectives of the study were achieved and the researcher...

Zambia gained its independence from British rule in 1964. Between 1964 and 2000 various economic policies and pieces of legislation aimed at accelerating economic growth and development had been passed. However, not much economic development as had been anticipated took place. From 2001, the...

The definition of reading adopted for this research is that it is a deliberate process of looking at and understanding written language. The focus of the research was to find out factors that affect reading levels in Chitonga among Grade 3 pupils in selected schools from Livingstone and Kazungula...

Concern has been raised about the overuse of the lecture method of teaching in schools. The study investigated factors contributing to excess use of the lecture method of teaching among high school teachers in selected high schools of Kitwe and Kalulushi districts in the Copperbelt Province of...

The impact of loss to follow up of HIV exposed children continues to be a challenge that needs to be addressed especially in communities where people think that HIV testing of HIV exposed children can only be done at 6 weeks. There is an increasing impact of loss to follow up despite the efforts...

The study investigated factors hindering primary health care delivery in Chibombo District. The Zambia government adopted the primary health care model as a strategy for improving the health of its population. The aim of primary health care is to provide efficient, cost effective and quality...

Informed consent is essential for all surgical procedures whether they be major or minor surgery. It indicates that a patient has permitted the surgical team to conduct an operation on him or her. Few studies have been done on informed consent in clinical practice. This study determined the...

This is a cross sectional review study of 112 patients with Acute Haematogenous Osteomyelitis (AHO) of long bones of the upper and lower extremities who were seen in the orthopaedic clinic at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka between July, 2002 and August, 2003. The results show that AHO...