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This study was designed to examine knowledge, attitudes and practices about epilepsy among parents of children living with epilepsy. This was in order to establish challenges faced by parents of children living with epilepsy in Lusaka urban district. In order to provide relevant literature for...

The study focuses on male circumcision as a means of HIV/AIDS prevention. The aim of this study is to evaluate male circumcision as a means of HIV/AIDS prevention from an ethical point of view, with specific focus on Lusaka Urban. Primary data were collected through the use of questionnaires and...

Background: There have been gaps in research on male involvement in maternity care. The views of women regarding what they consider to be the roles of men in maternity care have largely been neglected. Purpose: To explore mother’s social constructions, from their lived experiences, regarding male...

This study is entitled Perceptions and Practices towards Formal Education of Female children: A Case Study of Misisi and Roma townships: 2008 – 2010:OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:The general objective for carrying out this study was to assess and compare the perceptions and practices of parents in Roma...

Many previous researchers on child sexual abuse (CSA) found that support and protec-tion from the caregiver provide the child an effective platform for quick recovery and improvement in mental health and social functioning (Lovett, 2004). Nonetheless, not all caregivers are supportive of...

This study investigated the impact of public investment on private investment and real output in Zambia, utilising time series data for the period 1980-2008. A Cointergrated Vector Autoregressive Model (VAR) was employed. Based on the existence of a long run Cointergrating relationship, the short...

Reading is one of the basic skills that a child should master during their first school years to be able to assimilate new knowledge and skills in future. The aim of the study was to explore factors that contribute to causes of reading difficulties among grade six learners and challenges faced by...

This report aims to assess the communication and participatory strategies used by Serenity Harm Reduction Program Zambia (SHARPZ) to educate the youthsof Chibolya township about the potential harmful effects of alcohol and other drugs. The media and other institutions havehighlighted the alarming...

This study is an attempt to demonstrate and illustrate the role of the National Archives of Zambia in contributing to knowledge and national development through promotion of research. It examines the development of the National Archives from 1935 to 2006 by analysing and highlighting its legal...

Zambia since attaining independence in 1964 has embarked on local government reforms by decentralizing its administrative structures of government as a way of improving service delivery. The objectives of the study titled ‘Service delivery and decentralisation’ were: (i) to establish the nature...