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Background Many HIV-infected patients are accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zambia. This has enabled them to live longer. However, it is necessary to determine whether such improvements are accompanied with parallel improvements in quality of life. The purpose of this research was to...

Land suitability is concerned with the process of estimating the fitness of land for alternative agricultural uses. Land suitability analysis for soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) production culminates into suitability maps that can be used by farmers in decision making to enhance sustainable land...

Introduction- Many mothers and their babies do not receive the recommended immediate postnatal care despite delivering from the hospital. At Ndola Central Hospital, there have been reports of mothers complaining of poor health care provision. Records also revealed high numbers of neonatal and...

The study was done to investigate the factors that influence acceptability of routine Human Immuno deficiency Virus testing by pregnant women in Lusaka District clinics. Each year around 1.5 million women living with Human Immuno deficiency Virus(HIV) become pregnant, and without antiretroviral...

This study analysed conflict resolution strategies at Twashuka SDA congregation in Lusaka to determine their effectiveness. Even if some conflicts are beneficial, others have the potential to divide the church, thereby threatening the unity and cohesion of the church which is considered as the...

The purpose of this study was to analyse power relations among Headteachers, PTA Chairpersons and teachers in enhancing peace in selected primary and secondary schools in Mwansabombwe district of Luapula province, Zambia. The sample of the study comprised of 50 respondents of which two (2) were...

A market is a physical place where goods and services are bought and sold, with buyers and sellers coming in contact with one another. They are classified according to their spatial and temporal specialisation, thus categorised as daily, periodic and special markets. Periodic markets happen once...

Silicosis is the most important occupational disease worldwide and is regarded as a major public health challenge in developing countries. The disease is mainly related to exposure to crystalline silica dust, and once the disease has been established, no present treatment exists. There is less...

Presently in Zambia, physico-chemical methods are employed to monitor water quality of the country’s rivers and other freshwater bodies. These conventional methods have not only proved to be expensive, but also tell us very little about impacts of pollution on aquatic organisms. With this...

Drug trafficking and abuse is a global problem and Zambia is not spared of the ^ scourge. This study sought to establish the impact of drug trafficking and abuse among residents of Sinya area in Ndola, Zambia. It focused on outlining the demographic factors associated with residents of Sinya area...