The literature on the effects of dietary protein on fertility in ruminants is reviewed and it is concluded that failure to distinguish between rumen degradable and undegradable dietary protein may explain the equivocal nature of the published findings. Thus an experiment was designed in which...
Download PDF ↓Trade balance is one of the main factors affecting the balance of payments position. This study examined the relationship between exchange rate and trade balance in Zambia, both in the short run and long run using quarterly data from 1998:1 to 2009:4. The study investigated how trade balance...
Download PDF ↓Developments in the information technology sector have forced banks to introduce and upgrade Self Service Banking Technologies (SSBTs). Use of SSBTs requires that appropriate information is available and accessible. The information seeking behaviour of users of SSBTs in Zambia is not known; and...
The study is a detailed account of the observations of the student with Hodi in Namwala and from interactions with REFLECT facilitators and participants. To carry out the study it was necessary to be attached to the project to ensure a comprehensive analysis of facilitation of participatory...
Download PDF ↓Kalomo District Health management report revealed lack of partner notification of HIV status among pregnant women to their sexual partners. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence disclosure among the pregnant women undergoing routine HIV testing at antenatal clinic.A...
Download PDF ↓The chances of Vertical transmission of HIV can be reduced if expectant HIV seropositive mothers complied with the uptake of AZT/NVP given during pregnancy. Zidovudine given to expectant mothers in their third trimester of pregnancy and Nevirapine given intrapartum to mother when labor begins and...
Download PDF ↓Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is considered as an engine of economic growth and has the potential to reduce rural poverty of smallholder farmers through increased food security and household income. However, Zambia and other Sub-Saharan Africa countries are faced with low agricultural...
Download PDF ↓Background: Couples counseling and testing has been widely identified as a key HIV/AIDS prevention and management strategy. However, there has been very low uptake of couples testing in Zambia.Study Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the factors associated with couples...
Download PDF ↓Background: Death after an illness may be perceived as normal, especially after someone has sought care from institutions of care and they have done everything to save life and have failed, in Zambia, while others will die in hospital after such efforts have been made. Health Information System...
Download PDF ↓Objective: The main objective of the study was to determine factors associated with home delivery among women delivering in Kaoma central constituency.Design: It was a case control study involving 248 women with children less than 6 months old who delivered in Kaoma central constituency of Kaoma...
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