This study was undertaken to investigate the role of sex education in mitigating teenage pregnancy in selected secondary schools in Namwala district of Zambia. The researcher employed qualitative research strategies to collect data from 42 respondents through interviews. The respondents included...
Download PDF ↓ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the role of teachers in the management of examination malpractices in selected schools of Mpongwe District in the Coppertbelt province of Zambia. The Ministry of General Education and other stakeholders have expressed concern on the teachers’ repeated...
With the increasing availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), people are living longer with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV has resulted in a great reduction of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related...
Download PDF ↓This study investigated the status of Physical Education in primary schools in Katete district of Eastern Province. The objectives of the study where to establish whether Physical Education was taught in primary schools or not, determine the attitudes of teachers towards the subject and...
Download PDF ↓In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) the maintenance of standards relating to the transport and storage of blood may be more difficult to achieve. Bacteria contamination and hyperkalemia represent two significant risks. The objectives of this study were to assess the viability of transfused...
Download PDF ↓Malaria causes about 1-3 million deaths annually in the world, out of which, more than 90% occur in Africa (World Health Report, 2012). Studies have shown that high incidence of malaria has been exacerbated by the effects of variations in climatic factors (Murray, et al. 2013). Despite the huge...
Download PDF ↓The study sought to investigate the users’ experiences of primary healthcare services after the removal of user fees in the urban townships of Mtendere and Chelstone. This is because after the removal of user fees, the experiences of users of primary healthcare services do not seem to be...
Download PDF ↓This study was undertaken in order to establish the utilization of emergent literacy skills with a grade one Physical Education class in selected primary schools in Lundazi district of Zambia. A qualitative design was used and employed a case study to a sample of 80. Purposive sampling was...
Download PDF ↓ABSTRACT Background-.Post-natal care assisted by a skilled attendant ensures the survival and health of the mother and her new-born. Despite the improvement in hospital deliveries, most postnatal mothers do not attend postnatal care for the recommended number of visits. A skilled attendant is an...
Download PDF ↓A partograph is a graphic pre-printed paper that provides visual display of recorded observations carried-out on a mother and foetus during labour for early detection of abnormalities. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advocated and recommended compulsory use of partograph in the monitoring...
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