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Alcohol consumption by school pupils has become a big problem in Zambia. Children as young as 14 years are drinking alcohol with ease yet it is a known fact that children who start drinking as early as 14 or earlier than this are more likely to become alcoholics. The purpose of this study was...

Research relating to factors responsible for adherence in Zambia has been limited. Clinic records at Choma show that the defaulter rate is at 9.9% (CIDRZ, 2007). This cross sectional study looked at common adherence problems like: level of adherence, patient factors, treatment factors, substance...

The question is raised as to whether a Form V qualification is any longer a guarantee of entry into elitist society or whether, as has "been the case with the Grade VII, supply is outstripping demand. The last few years have seen a large increase in the number of Form V leavers. An account is...

Musculoskeletal conditions are a common cause of long-term pain and physical disability affecting many people worldwide. Additionally, these conditions have an enormous economic and social impact on the individual, society and national health systems. Although the burden of disease due to...

This study examines Zambia's regional development planning attempts to construct an egalitarian socialist society. Specific attention is focussed onto whether the growth centre strategy - officially adopted by the Third National Development Plan (TNDP,1979-1983) - is an adequate strategy to...

This is a report of a study on the perceptions and attitudes of the Ministry of Education staff in Lusaka district towards the adult education degree programme. The main purpose of the study was to find out the perceptions and attitudes of the Ministry of Education staff towards adult education...

Climate change is deemed to be one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st Century and beyond. It is a complex issue that must never be viewed from a linear perspective. It cuts across various socio-ecological, political, economic and other issues. This study purposed to...

This study investigated the perceptions of education administrators towards the teaching and learning of O-Level Physics of the Copperbelt province. The study focused on 46 high schools where O-level Physics was offered within the Copperbelt province. A total sample was of 102 respondents...

This study looked at the perceptions of environmental hazards and disasters in Zambia’s college geography education. The problem investigated by this study was that lecturers and students took what they taught and learnt respectively on the topic of ‘environmental hazards and disasters’ for...

Given that teachers are in a position to assess their perception of teaching as a profession. The present study focused on high school teachers’ perceptions of teaching as a profession and the factors that influenced their perceptions. The purpose of this study was to investigate high school...