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Objective: The main objective of the study was to determine factors associated with Police attitudes towards mentally ill persons in the streets and Police Cells of Lusaka urban.Design: This was a case control study involving 220 consenting Police Officers, randomly selected, out of which 110...

The sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HV) continues at an alarming rate in Sub-Saharan Africa despite high knowledge levels of HIV. Some factors such as socioeconomic, culture, conmiunication skills and perception of risk to HIV may be responsible for engaging in risky sexual...

Objective: To determine the factors associated with staffing of doctors and nurses in rural Health Institutions in Zambia.Design: This was a cross-sectional study using a structured self-administered closed and open-ended questionnaire.Setting: The study was undertaken at the University Of Zambia...

Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) is a corner stone for successful implementation of prevention, care and support services among HIV negative and positive individuals. VCT is also an effective strategy in risk reduction among sexually active young people. This study was designed to determine...

Child sexual abuse in many countries worldwide is a source of concern. Children are vulnerable to abuse, neglect and violence, abandonment, child labour, prostitution, ponography and sexual abuse. (World Report on Violence and Health, 2002). A number of factors have been identified that...

Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) is by far the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years. Children who acquire the virus through Mother-to-Child Transmission do so before birth, during birth, or through breastfeeding. In the absence of any intervention, the...

In Zambia today, French is the only foreign language after English which is taught in public schools. Currently, French is only taught in high schools with exception of few mission schools which teach it at junior secondary level. However, the country has seen a steady decline in the teaching of...

The research contained in this document was done in order to determine the factors contributing to a high number of home deliveries in Mufulira urban. The identified factors were subjected to tests in order to establish whether the association observed was significant or not.Maternal health is...

The study’s main purpose was to investigate the factors contributing to low participation of adults in literacy programmes in Kabwe and Mufumbwe Districts. Whilst the focus was on the low participation of adults in literacy programmes, the study looked into the challenge as to whether the 50 per...

This study is aimed at investigating factors inhibiting good performance in female learners at O-Level Physics examinations. The study also looked at views held by school administrators on the high failure rate and measures they would put in place to improve performance. The study included 10...