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Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of men is something that doesn't get talked about very much. What's worse, when it does get talked about, discussion is almost always limited to the abuse that men do to women. A lot of people are very emotionally and politically invested in believing that...

Health care needs assessments are vital to a person’s well-being, and include physical, emotional and mental health but seem to be lacking in juveniles in confinement. This study documented the health care needs among juveniles at Nakambala Approved School in Mazabuka and explored ways of...

This study discusses the role of the community in preventing domestic violence in Chaisa Township, Lusaka Urban. The general objective of this study was to investigate the role of the community in preventing domestic violence. The specific objectives were: to investigate the prevalence of...

This essay critically analyses the influence of feminist jurisprudence on Zambian laws relating to domestic violence. It focuses specially on domestic violence against women and thoroughly discusses provisions in the Zambian laws that purport to address the issue of domestic violence. The essay...

The main aim of this research paper is to critically analyze the extent to which the defense applies to the female offender who pleads it. The overall objective as such is to highlight the challenges women face, in particular those who are victims of domestic violence when they rely on the...

Communication at whatever level of development is crucial in bringing about awareness of issues among people and creating a platform for finding interactivity whose end purpose is to forge consolidated solutions to the commonly experienced problems. Some of the common problems that many...

Violence against women is widespread and global but is hidden as most of it goes on unreported. Violence is tolerated and accepted by most societies and cultures world wide and Zambia is no exception. In Zambia, violence has been exacerbated by some aspects of the customs and traditions, socio...

The aim of this study was to determine community knowledge and perception towards trained TBAs in Siavonga District.The literature reviews of relevant studies revealed that TBAs have little or no impact on maternal and newborn mortality rate. A lot of births in developing countries, especially in...

This report gives an account of the author's experiences and observations, made at the Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK), during a four month practical attachment carried out between 5th July 1999 and 18th October 1999. The aim of the attachment was to provide the author with practical...

The practical attachment report (FAR) establishes that violence against refugee women in Meheba Refugee Settlement exists. It is important to state that the \violence recorded in this report, is only a tip of an ice-berg of what transpires in this settlement, flris report, as a result, documents...