A cross sectional study was conducted in Lusaka`s Libala Township. The aims of the study were to assess the level of husbands` involvement in household chores, to identify and examine factors that influence husbands` involvement in household chores, to examine the attitudes of husbands` toward...
Download PDF ↓One of the ways of HIV transmission is from the mother to her unborn child during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding, otherwise known as Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV. Efforts to curtail this form of transmission of HIV have been made by the government and stakeholders through the...
Download PDF ↓Introduction The burden of Tuberculosis (TB) in Zambia is one of the highest in the world. The incidence of TB has risen in recent years, partly as a result of the impact of the HIV and AIDS epidemic.Therefore, Diagnostic Counselling and Testing(DCT) was recommended as part of the treatment...
Download PDF ↓The study was undertaken to determine factors inhibiting dambo utilization in Zambia, taking the case of Gwembe District. The research involved the collection of data relating to management of dambos, accessibility to credit and agricultural information by the indigenous people of Munyumbwe area...
Download PDF ↓BACKGROUND Globally about 34 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, and annually 2.5 million new infections and 1.7 million deaths related to AIDS occur. Zambia in particular is experiencing a generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic, with a national HIV prevalence rate of 14.3 percent among adults aged...
Download PDF ↓Malaria remains a public health problem in Zambia and in the world as a whole. The use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), has been proven to be effective in the prevention against malaria. ITN use is the intended health behavior to affect the greatest impact on malaria burden, However, ITNs use...
Download PDF ↓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...
Download PDF ↓This study sought to establish the factors that affect female representation in the organisation and management of sports in Chipata district of Zambia. The study was executed through a descriptive research design where qualitative method was used. The sample size was seventy-six (76)...
Download PDF ↓Unfamiliarity with the language of teaching is blamed for the high illiteracy rate among people who live in nations in which hundreds of languages are spoken. For a critical test of the importance of the language in which initial reading is taught we took the Zambian situation as a natural...
Zambia has a long history of hosting refugees from different parts of Africa running away from strife and civil wars since its independence in 1964. These refugees once settled they have many challenges including lack of access to food. The aim of this study was to establish the food security and...
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