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INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is recognised as one the leading causes of severe sepsis among HIV positive patients. Most patients with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia have advanced HIV disease with CD4 counts less than 100cells/ul and many do not present with the classical signs of tuberculosis....

The study aimed at examining the attitudes of parents, teachers, and adolescents on the cultural practice of physical punishment; and parents and teachers’ practices in the behaviour management of their children. The research design used two questionnaire scales; the first was employed to measure...

The principal areas and causes of environmental degradation include land degradation through erosion, land, air and water pollution to mention only but a few. Many of these environmental issues emanate from mining activities in one way or the other. Although these environmental concerns are...

This study gives the first morphometric description of the skull of the Gwembe Valley Dwarf (GVD) goat, the applied regional anatomy of the head region as well as the gross morphology of this indigenous goat breed of Zambia. The dearth of information on the cranial morphometry, applied anatomy of...

The importance of blood in the existence of mankind cannot be over emphasized. It supplies all nutrients and oxygen in the body; it has been medically proven that no human being can survive without blood. It is for this reason that blood banks were introduced; to help in the collecting,...

This study focuses on the spatial and temporal variability of various carbon fractions and fluxes in relation to major biogeochemical parameters in the Zambezi River in Zambia and its major tributary, the Kafue River. Concentrations and composition of stable isotopes of dissolved organic carbon,...

The study sought to examine the care provided to the aged in old people’s homes in Zambia and implications for Adult Education programmes. The objectives of the study were to establish factors that led to the aged moving to old people’s homes in Zambia, assess services provided to the aged in old...

Background and aim: Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is considered as the gold standard for directly estimating central arterial stiffness. Furthermore, the simultaneous measurement of central blood pressure (CBP) with cfPWV is augmentative. This is because the two are strong and...

Primary mania is the diagnostic label given to manic episodes that occur during the course of a Bipolar Disorder (Ghanem KG, 2008). Patients with secondary mania have manic-like episodes somewhat similar to those seen in Bipolar Disorder. (Lyketsos CG et al, 1997). However, these manic-like...

Cattle husbandry and trade in Bulozi (much of present day Western Province Zambia) was a concern of people of Bulozi for a long time. The purpose of this study was to examine, investigate and assess opportunities and challenges relating to the cattle economy in a traditional context of Bulozi....