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Developments in the information technology sector have forced banks to introduce and upgrade Self Service Banking Technologies (SSBTs). Use of SSBTs requires that appropriate information is available and accessible. The information seeking behaviour of users of SSBTs in Zambia is not known; and...

The purpose of this study was to establish the value of indigenous Tonga stories in teaching and learning Zambian Grade 5 Environmental Education. Often, the social, cultural and linguistic elements of indigenous people of Zambia do not become referent points in modem education systems. This...

The study is a detailed account of the observations of the student with Hodi in Namwala and from interactions with REFLECT facilitators and participants. To carry out the study it was necessary to be attached to the project to ensure a comprehensive analysis of facilitation of participatory...

Kalomo District Health management report revealed lack of partner notification of HIV status among pregnant women to their sexual partners. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence disclosure among the pregnant women undergoing routine HIV testing at antenatal clinic.A...

The chances of Vertical transmission of HIV can be reduced if expectant HIV seropositive mothers complied with the uptake of AZT/NVP given during pregnancy. Zidovudine given to expectant mothers in their third trimester of pregnancy and Nevirapine given intrapartum to mother when labor begins and...

Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is considered as an engine of economic growth and has the potential to reduce rural poverty of smallholder farmers through increased food security and household income. However, Zambia and other Sub-Saharan Africa countries are faced with low agricultural...

Background: Death after an illness may be perceived as normal, especially after someone has sought care from institutions of care and they have done everything to save life and have failed, in Zambia, while others will die in hospital after such efforts have been made. Health Information System...

Objective: The main objective of the study was to determine factors associated with home delivery among women delivering in Kaoma central constituency.Design: It was a case control study involving 248 women with children less than 6 months old who delivered in Kaoma central constituency of Kaoma...

Background: Despite antenatal care services being provided free of charge or sometimes at a minimal cost in Zambia, only 19% of women attend antenatal care by their fourth month of pregnancy, as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). An estimated 21% of pregnant women in urban and 18% in...

Background Heart failure is a major public health problem and has been recognized as an important cause of morbidity and mortality for several years. It is one of the leading non-infectious causes of death among hospitalized patients at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia....