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The shortage of health workers in the areas where they are most needed is a significant problem for health systems. Over the past decade, countries have introduced strategies to address the unequal distribution of health workers in rural and remote are evad.e nce to date on the effectiveness of...

The study investigated the Selection of Instructional Media in Functional Adult Literacy Programmes in Lusaka District. It sought to establish the criteria used by facilitators when selecting the instructional media in Functional Adult Literacy programmes in Lusaka District as well as the...

This study investigated the semantic and pragmatic meaning of selected Namwanga personal names. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the patterns of selected Namwanga personal names: determine the semantic and pragmatic meaning of selected Namwanga personal names: and to establish the...

HBV infection is a serious infection affecting the liver and causes significant morbidity and mortality in sub-Sahara Africa. While most patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection are asymptomatic, the infection acquired during infancy or childhood accounts for a disproportionately large...

Pneumonia in sickle cell disease (SCD) can be particularly severe and has come to be called acute chest syndrome (ACS). ACS is a frequent complication of sickle cell disease in patients hospitalized with vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). It is associated with a high risk of sickle cellrelated...

The study established social-cultural factors affecting the distribution of school administrative positions by sex in selected schools in Lundazi District, Eastern province of Zambia. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; to investigate district education board office, head...

This study investigated the incidence of food insecurity and its determinants among households in luapula province, Zambia. The results are based on a household Living Condition Monetary Survey data of 2015. A random effect Logistic regression model was estimated based on this data with the...

Globally, more than 50% of pregnant women attend antenatal care in the first trimester in most developed countries. However, in developing countries, less than 50% of pregnant women do so. Timing of the first antenatal care visit in the first trimester is important because it allows for...

Mining comes with a lot of impacts. Some of the negative impacts of mining on host communities are water pollution (surface and underground), land degradation, air pollution and displacement of people. Despite all this, mining activities do also have positive impacts. Mining activities may bring...

The study assessed the contributions of the curriculum to the socio-economic life of school leavers with visual impairment in Ndola district, Zambia. The objectives that guided this study were: to establish the nature of socio-economic life of school leavers with impairment; to assess factors...