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Neonatal mortality has been one of the major factors used in evaluating the effectiveness of the health systems in any country and is also a barometer in assessing changes in the health status of women. Trends in determinants of neonatal mortality have become even more important in influencing...

This study investigated some linguistic differences between two dialects of the Tonga language spoken in Zambia. These are Valley Tonga (VT) and Plateau Tonga (PT). Tonga is spoken in the Southern and some parts of the Central provinces of Zambia. Dialects considered in the study include Valley...

The purpose of the study was to explore alcohol consumption and smoking behaviours from a gendered and non-gendered perspective among pupils and Senanga High School. Methodology: Self-report questionnaires were administered to 222 pupils mean age 17.4 ± SD 1.5. In addition, in-depth interviews...

This research is an assessment of the need for an explicit environmental ethical component in environmental education in Zambia. Lack of personal interest in issues concerning the environment, even among the elite and the learned population, has caused considerable concern over the years. The...

This study has analysed the impact of increasing public debt on Zambia‟s economic growth covering the period 1980 to 2008. For policy implication, the study also analysed the channels through which public debt is said to have an impact on economic growth namely through private investments, public...

The main aim of this research was to carry out an ethical assessment of the manner in which humans living in Mongu’s Barotse floodplain have adapted to annual floods and how these strategies have affected the human and natural environment. The methodology of the study was a descriptive study...

Mophane worm is a name given to caterpillars hosted by the mophane tree. The mophane worm is harvested as food supplement in most of the Southern African countries. For the past few years, there have been some reports indicating that the worm has disappeared in some parts of Botswana. Hence, the...

Several studies that relate to gender had been concluded in the education sector in Zambia but these had usually concentrated on how to increase access and equity between girls and boys at various levels. These studies had evoked a range of explanations on how to reduce the gaps between boys and...

Background: With thousands of the HIV infected Zambian population on ART, there are worries that people on ART may be engaging in high risk sexual behaviours thereby nullifying the impact of current HIV prevention efforts.Objectives: This study therefore investigated sexual behaviours among...

Research has shown that exclusively breastfed HIV exposed infants have lower mortality and morbidity. It is against this background that the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended that infants born to HIV positive women should be exclusively breastfed until replacement feeding...