Background: Zambia is experiencing high prevalence of childhood cancer. Cancer is a traumatising disease and affects physical and psychological wellbeing of patients and changes the outlook of life. Therefore, psychosocial support is crucial in helping to uplift the feelings of patients and...
Download PDF ↓Blasting is the process of fracturing material through the detonation of industrial explosives placed into drilled holes suitably located to a free surface. Every blast hole containing a calculated amount of explosive charge undergoes impulsive loading when detonated and results in the dynamic...
Download PDF ↓This study investigated the conceptions and performance of student teachers of physics in basic electronics. The objectives were to: determine the misconceptions student teachers of physics have about basic electronics as they finish their teacher training programme, determine the correlation...
Download PDF ↓Background: The bark root of Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst (Umbelliferae) nicknamed “herbal pitocin” is used in the traditional circles in Zambia to induce and/or enhance labour. This work was aimed at investigating the contractile stimulatory effects of the aqueous extracts of Steganotaenia...
Download PDF ↓The purpose of this study was to establish whether the provisions of the Zambian Companies’ Act in relation to insolvent companies do provide an effective mechanism for protecting the wider interests of different stakeholders who include shareholders, employees, tax authorities, suppliers and...
Download PDF ↓Since the close of the first World War, there has been great intensification of modern influences among African peoples. They have experienced the impact of alien political, religious and economic organisations and of various other factors which have shaken the foundation of community life. This...
Download PDF ↓Beneficial effects of selenium (Se) can be delivered to humans through enriched plant foods. However, breeding plants to be more efficient at Se accumulation can complement enrichment efforts. This study was aimed at determining the inheritance of Se accumulation for the purpose of developing...
Download PDF ↓This study sought to investigate practices of disseminating HIV and AIDS information to individuals with hearing impairments. The study was guided by four objectives; to establish the mode of disseminating HIV and AIDS information to individuals with hearing impairment, to determine how...
Background: Abortion is the loss of the pregnancy before the age of viability. It can be spontaneous or induced. It is the leading cases of admission to gynaecology emergency ward at UTH 30%-50%. The contraceptive knowledge is 97% but lack of uptake may contribute to the high prevalence of...
Download PDF ↓The primary objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between pre-schooling and academic performance of pre-schooled lower primary school pupils in Zambezi district, Zambia. The study also assessed whether socio-economic status (SES) of parents, pupils gender (sex), age and...
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