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This study aimed at investigating the demographic and socio-economic factors associated with female infertility; its risk factors and treatment seeking behavior among infertile women in Lusaka urban district. Despite the existence of an extensive body of literature on psychological and medical...

Taxation of Africans by the colonial state was a poignant foundational cogwheel of colonial economic orthodoxy whose implementation and dynamics pervaded almost every aspect of African economic life. Colonial taxation was intended to serve among other purposes the provision of revenue for...

The scope of this study revolves around Africans on the Northern Rhodesian Copperbelt and their colonial cinema experiences from 1928 to 1964. Using archival sources and oral interviews (qualitative methods), it describes how Africans on the Copperbelt engaged with colonial cinema in a segregated...

This study examines diseases and development of health services at Roan Antelope Mine which emerged on the swamps of Luanshya River in Luanshya and recorded high rates of morbidity and mortality, especially in its early years 1920s and early 1930s. The analysis shows that in the first two decades...

Stunting is currently one of the prominent health and welfare problems among infants and young children in Zambia. Feeding practices have a bearing on the nutritional status of children. This study aimed to establish the association between feeding practices and stunting among children between 0...

Despite major achievements that have been made in controlling malaria, the disease remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Zambia, with one in five under-five children infected with malaria. Most caregivers try to seek optimal health care services for their children in order to...

Fishing is an important human activity which has for a long time attracted and supported human settlement. In Mweru-Luapula, fishing was accepted by fishermen as an important source of income after 1920. The quantities of fish caught and sold assumed much importance. Therefore, the exposure of...

Background: Improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services and increasing coverage for primary health care services is the focus of many developing countries. In this agenda, external funds play a crucial role in health service delivery, including RMNCH services....

The topic of this study is, ‘Implications of the relationship between Street Vending and Political Affiliation on Development in Zambia: A case of Lusaka Central Business District’ (CBD). This study has been carried out for a period of two (2 years). The major focus of this study was to...

The growth of economies has historically been coupled with structural change. However, despite countries seemingly undergoing diverse structural changes, there is a disparity in how this translates to economic growth. Zambia is one among many African countries which has not experienced sustained...