Arthroscopy is performed to evaluate or treat many orthopaedic conditions of which meniscal injuries are a huge part (Richmond et al, 2009). It is a minimally invasive procedure which is both diagnostic and therapeutic. Meniscal tears are responsible for 750,000 arthroscopies per year in the...
Download PDF ↓Background: Despite several strides made to control malaria in Zambia, it still is endemic in many parts of the country and remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Its epidemiology is characterised by varying transmission intensities which may bring about change in the...
Download PDF ↓Introduction- Many mothers and their babies do not receive the recommended immediate postnatal care despite delivering from the hospital. At Ndola Central Hospital, there have been reports of mothers complaining of poor health care provision. Records also revealed high numbers of neonatal and...
Download PDF ↓Customer churn is a major challenge in the mobile telecommunications industry today. With one customer leaving for another telecommunication service provider, perceptions about the brand change. There are high chances that a churner is not a promoter, thus they may not promote the brand well...
The study aimed at evaluating alternative modes of discipline educators use to instil discipline in pupils after the abolishment of corporal punishment in 2003 in Zambian schools. The objectives of this study were: to verify the alternative modes of discipline to corporal punishment educators use...
Download PDF ↓The study was done to investigate the factors that influence acceptability of routine Human Immuno deficiency Virus testing by pregnant women in Lusaka District clinics. Each year around 1.5 million women living with Human Immuno deficiency Virus(HIV) become pregnant, and without antiretroviral...
Download PDF ↓Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common STI and major cause of cervical cancer globally. Zambia has one of the highest cervical cancer rates in the world. Approximately 54 cases per 100 000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually with 1,400 dying (SALC Report, 2012). Preliminary...
Background: The Zambian government has endorsed voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as a biomedical strategy for HIV prevention after a decade of debating its effectiveness in the local setting. The current policy recommends that male circumcision (MC) should be clinically based, as...
Download PDF ↓This study looked at the allocation, management and utilization of government funding at Kaoma Secondary School (KSS) of Western province in Zambia. The study assumed that there was inadequate allocation, poor management and utilization of government funding at KSS. Government funding to...
This study analysed conflict resolution strategies at Twashuka SDA congregation in Lusaka to determine their effectiveness. Even if some conflicts are beneficial, others have the potential to divide the church, thereby threatening the unity and cohesion of the church which is considered as the...
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