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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) survives and replicates in the liver. In adults, it is mostly transmitted sexually. Because of this shared route with Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV), it is highly prevalent in HBV infected patients In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of HBV is between 6-20%. In...

Introduction: The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Sub-Saharan Africa is rising in the background of a high prevalence of infectious diseases including Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV). The use of certain Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) drugs has been shown to cause dyslipidaemia, with...

The study investigated the role of counselling in academic achievement of pupils in selected secondary schools in Kabwe District of Zambia. The objectives of the study were; to investigate the role counselling plays in pupils' academic achievement, to determine types of counselling offered to...

The main purpose of this study was to find out the role of guidance in academic performance of learners in five selected secondary schools in Kasama District. The research further looked at the challenges encountered by both teachers and learners in the providing and receiving of guidance...

The concept of using Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs) is emerging to be useful in referral of mothers to health facilities for antenatal care, delivery, postnatal care or in case of maternal and neonatal complication without delay (ZISSP, 2012). Chadiza district formed Safe Motherhood Action...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the role traditional and modern counselling strategies in reducing the incidences of divorce among married couples in Kabwe District in Zambia. The study discovered that traditional and modem counselling played a preventative role in reducing divorce...

In Zambia, the need to conserve water resources through technologies that can easily be managed by the local communities has resulted in the construction of small dams. However, small dams are adversely impacted by sedimentation due to soil erosion in the catchment area. The aim of this study was...

Flaviviruses may cause zoonotic or arboviral diseases which are transmitted by arthropods (mosquitoes and ticks). They are capable of spreading by human to human transmission and may result in large outbreaks. In 2010, Zambia was reclassified a low risk zone of yellow fever (YF) by World Health...

Soybean is an important crop with many important properties. The use of soybean varies from stock feed, biodiesel, edible oils and high protein food products, to soil amendment resulting from its nitrogen fixing ability and is a profitable cash crop. Zambia has a number of soybean varieties which...