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Background Rural-to-urban migration has been a powerful trend in developing countries. When people migrate from rural to urban areas, they face problems of dislocation and need to adapt to new, often difficult surroundings. Consequently, they face many risks to their health, including their...

This prospective study carried out in the Casualty Unit of the Department of Surgery at the University Teaching Hospital is an effort to document the role of alcohol in road traffic accidents. It examines the presence of alcohol in blood samples of one hundred consenting road traffic accident...

The plant ' ntutula ' ( AristolochIa petersiana klotz) native to Zambia has been used in Zambian folk-lore medicine as an abortifacient. This work presents the Physiological and Chemical studies on this plant.Preliminary experiments confirmed the abortifacient activity of A petersiana klotz in...

Twenty families from three medium density areas in Lusaka participated in this study to investigate patterns of child-mother interaction and attachment; and the secure-base phenomenon in Lusaka, Zambia. The children were aged between 2 and 5 years (Mean age - 3 years). Data were collected in 3...

The child labour problem in Zambia has been growing steadily over the years. The number of child labourers has increased to well over 600,000 and these children are increasingly subjected to more exploitative labour because of their vulnerability arising from their social economic status. Child...

SETTINGS Study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital medical wards. 98 Patients with positive blood cultures for Salmonella spp. were studied. OBJECTIVES To describe clinical and epidemiological features of Salmonella septicaemia at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka. METHODS...

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 reasons for admission in the University Teaching Hospital(UTH), Department of Paediatrics, accounting for 4 -8 % of all admissions. The relative incidence of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in developing countries has been reported to range from...

This study investigated the heterologous interaction among Fasciola gigantica, Schistosoma spp. and Amphistomum spp. co-joint infections in cattle based on egg and worm counts. A total of 315 cattle from trematode endemic areas along the Kafue and Zambezi flood plains were screened at Turn Pike...

This report consisting of eight chapters provides a descriptive analysis of the activities of the National Social Safety Net (NSSN) in Zambia with particular emphasis on the coordinating function. The report is a result of the student's attachment to the NSSN for a period of four months from 1...

The study deals with agricultural development within the context of a changing environment both under colonial rule and in the post-colonial period. It is a case study of Mkushi District in which a farm block was established where white farmers, especially ex-servicemen, were settled on crownland...