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The Government of the Republic of Zambia has been implementing a number of rural development programs through agricultural strategies but statistics indicate that there is serious rural-urban divide in terms of poverty levels. This poses a suspicion that planning approaches and interventions in...

In the period of time that the internet has existed, it has become a major player in the production and distribution of humour in general, and humour about gender, in particular. Access to the internet has also increased the ease with which other internet content is located and distributed....

Cryptosporidium species are among the leading causes of diarrhoeal disease especially in children and immunocompromised individuals. The pathogen disproportionately affects settings without adequate sanitation and hygiene especially in developing countries and its genotype isolates vary from...

Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a significant number of bacteria in the urine (2 consecutive specimens with isolation of at least 100,000 colony-forming units (CFU) per mL of the same bacterial species) that occurs without usual symptoms of urinary tract infection. Pregnant women are generally at...

This study entitled: “Preventing Teenage Pregnancies in the Face of COVID-19 in Zambia” was conducted in the rural district of Chama in Eastern province. It aimed at exploring the strategies put in place by the Zambian government to prevent teenage pregnancies in the face of COVID–19. To achieve...

The study investigated the processing and issuance of certificate of title deeds at the Ministry of Lands and Natural resources in Lusaka District. The study was guided by four research objectives: a). to document how title deeds are processed and the standard time of processing and issuing of...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the support services offered at the One-Stop Centers (OSCs) and the prevalence of GBV cases in Kitwe District. The study adopted a quantitative approach, and data were collected using questionnaires with the victims and staff...

This study investigates selected aspects of the population biology of Tylochromis bangwelensis that included: reproductive biology, growth and mortality in Bangweulu Lakes and Swamps Complex Fishery. The main objective was to determine if stocks of the species are under or over exploited in the...

Community participation in solid waste management is currently seen as a determinant of successful solid waste management. Cases of failed solid waste management are common in areas where waste management is regarded as a responsibility of local authorities while the community remains...

Maize productivity among the smallholder farmers in Zambia is generally low, resulting in average national grain yield of 2.3 tons per hectare. This challenge is mainly attributed to low and erratic rainfall, low soil fertility, and poor farming practices. This study was conducted to (i) evaluate...