Lumbar puncture (LP) acceptability is a problem at Arthur Davison Hospital, Ndola Central and Kitwe Central Hospitals, evident by a growing trend of lumbar puncture refusals over a four year period (2003-2006). Obtaining Cerebral Spinal Fluid by LP for microscopic examination is essential in the...
Download PDF ↓The objective of the study was to identify barriers to accessing HIV services by TB patients who are co-infected with HIV in Lusaka District clinics. CIDRZ program monitoring data shows that 30% of TB patients refuse HIV testing and that 45% of HIV-positive TB patients identified through DCT do...
Download PDF ↓The objective of the study was to identify barriers to accessing HIV services by TB patients who are co-infected with HIV in Lusaka District clinics. CIDRZ program monitoring data shows that 30% of TB patients refuse HIV testing and that 45% of HIV-positive TB patients identified through DCT do...
Download PDF ↓research was conducted to establish the barriers associated with condom utilization among mobile police officers in Sondela paramilitary camp in Kafue rural district. The study was prompted by the fact that Zambia police service had scanty information on officers’ condom utilization and since...
Download PDF ↓It is globally known that the environment is under threat of degradation. It is even very clear in a number of places across the globe how human activities have led to the degradation of the environment. There is need to lay emphasis on local, national and international cooperation in the...
Download PDF ↓Using qualitative and quantitative paradigms, the study sought to investigate the care and support systems of the children of teenage mothers who return to school after they have delivered. Qualitative data was collected using observations, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and in-depth guides....
Download PDF ↓This study aimed at investigating the challenges encountered by adult literacy programs in Lufwanyama District. The necessity to review the adult literacy programs stemmed from the fact that the Zambian Government had committed itself to providing continued and distance education to its adult...
Download PDF ↓The Extra Mural Studies Department (now known as Extension Studies Section) was established in order to maintain the university links with the community as well as serve as a conduit through which university knowledge and university ways of thought can be transmitted. The purpose of University...
The purpose of this study was to identify challenges faced by University of Zambia Resident Lecturers, Part-time Tutors and Students in the University extension education and their possible solutions. The objectives were to establish how the policy on University extension education affects the...
Download PDF ↓The ideal situation is that HIV positive married individuals ought to use condoms throughout their sexual life in view of preventing themselves from HIV reinfection except when the couple opts to have a child. However, from the time the ART program was scaled up in various health centers in...
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