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The advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has made an impressive impact in the management of HIV infection. However, ART can be responsible for a wide range of toxicities, from low-grade intolerance that may be self-limiting, to life-threatening side-effects. In assessing drug toxicity, mild...

Background. Hallux valgus is the lateral deviation of the big toe towards the other toes of the same foot. It is one of the commonest orthopaedic conditions of the forefoot. There are many risk factors including heredity, sex, age and footwear. The condition can progress to a painful stage where...

Background: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is highly prevalent in Africans. The SCD trait is 18% in the general population in Zambia and University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka has under its care over 1500 SCD patients. SCD causes high morbidity and mortality. Patients with SCD often have pathologies...

Background: Traditional host factors and treatment related metabolic changes are implicated in the increase of impaired glucose levels and Type 2 diabetes mellitus in HIV patients. Diabetes mellitus has specific morbidity and mortality consequences. It also contributes to the burden of other...

Psychiatric disorders occur frequently in people living with HIV. Most of them go undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the negative consequences they have on HIV spread, progression and management. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in HIV...

The thrust of the study was to find out primary school teachers’ attitudes towards the integration of ICTs in the teaching and learning of SS. The study targeted schools piloting the e-learning programme with iSchool in Lusaka and Impact Network in Katete district of Zambia. The study was guided...

In general, the research aimed at analysing the print media coverage of human rights in Zambia as characterised by The Post and Zambia Daily Mail and to establish how they engage other actors in protecting and promoting human rights. Specifically, it sought to establish the magnitude and trends...

The central theme of this study revolves around the system of correctional education provision in Zambian prisons and the process of rehabilitation and reformation of the prison inmates between 1964 and 2011. The study investigates the origin and development of correctional education. The study...

This study is an ethical evaluation of problems of environmental noise pollution in four school areas in M‘tendere in Lusaka, i.e., Mahatma Gandhi, Old M‘tendere, New M‘tendere and Chitukuko Basic Schools. The study arose from the researcher‘s observation regarding the increase in aggressive...

Viruses belonging to Filoviridae family, namely ebolaviruses and marburgviruses, cause filoviral haemorrhagic fever (FHF), resulting in case fatality rates of up to 90 percent depending on the virus species and strain. There has been an increase in the incidence of FHF outbreaks in Africa in the...