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The purpose of the study was to investigate the use of learner centred techniques in the teaching of English language in the secondary schools of Lundazi district of eastern province. The objectives of the study were to: establish the nature of classroom activities which facilitate the teaching...

In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) the maintenance of standards relating to the transport and storage of blood may be more difficult to achieve. Bacteria contamination and hyperkalemia represent two significant risks. The objectives of this study were to assess the viability of transfused...

This study was an investigation of the welfare of children living in prison with their incarcerated mothers in selected prisons of Zambia. The study was conducted because the Zambia Prisons Act of 1966 allows a female inmate with a child below the age of four (4) years to live in prison if there...

This study was conducted to examine the extent to what the Head Teachers motivated teachers to teach effectively in Ndoia Urban District in Copper belt Province.30 teachers were randomly selected from the research site through random sampling procedure and 3 Head Teachers were selected through...

Malaria causes about 1-3 million deaths annually in the world, out of which, more than 90% occur in Africa (World Health Report, 2012). Studies have shown that high incidence of malaria has been exacerbated by the effects of variations in climatic factors (Murray, et al. 2013). Despite the huge...

This study was undertaken in order to establish the utilization of emergent literacy skills with a grade one Physical Education class in selected primary schools in Lundazi district of Zambia. A qualitative design was used and employed a case study to a sample of 80. Purposive sampling was...

ABSTRACT Background-.Post-natal care assisted by a skilled attendant ensures the survival and health of the mother and her new-born. Despite the improvement in hospital deliveries, most postnatal mothers do not attend postnatal care for the recommended number of visits. A skilled attendant is an...

A partograph is a graphic pre-printed paper that provides visual display of recorded observations carried-out on a mother and foetus during labour for early detection of abnormalities. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advocated and recommended compulsory use of partograph in the monitoring...

Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication of general anaesthesia. There are documented risk factors associated with PONV which include female gender, non-smoker, and history of motion sickness, use of opioids and surgery duration of more than 60 minutes. Other...

Introduction: The immune system of patients with haematological malignancies is suppressed during chemotherapy. This renders them vulnerable to frequent infections especially bacterial. Timely diagnosis of these infections is difficult, because a severe infection may be asymptomatic or manifest...