Zambia's population has increased from 3.4 million in 1964 to 7.3 million in 1990 at the rate of 3.5% per annum. The 2000 preliminary report stands at 10.3 million, out of which 64% live in town and 36% live in rural areas. It is also projected that by the year 2010, the population will have...
Download PDF ↓Background: Few reports have described the drug resistance patterns of patients failing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in areas where HIV subtype C is predominant, and there is little data from Zambia in particular.Aims: To evaluate the pattern of resistance in patients failing first line regimens...
Download PDF ↓Throughout the study of physics, mathematical related terms, facts, figures and concepts are learned. Although the relationship between mathematics and physics is evident and interwoven, no studies of Zambian origin have focused on how mathematical concepts should be understood and used by...
Download PDF ↓Intermittent presumptive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) is one of the recommended interventions by World Health Organization to mitigate the impact of malaria in pregnancy in malaria stable transmission zones such as Sub Saharan regions so as to ensure the best outcome for both the...
Download PDF ↓The study was undertaken to determine factors affecting participation of teachers in Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) in Lusaka Central Zone Schools. The study utilized a survey research design and had a total population of 1,112 teachers. The sample included 100 teachers drawn using...
Download PDF ↓Voluntary HIV counseling and testing is a key strategy in combating HIV/AIDS pandemic. The international efforts to prevent and control HIV/AIDS have called upon the different health and social strategies to combat the epidemic. In Zambia many strategies have been implemented which include VCT....
Pneumonia, which is defined as an acute or chronic infection of the alveolar spaces of the lung parenchyma (Sacharin1986), is among the top five causes of morbidity and mortality in under five children in Livingstone district. Since the age group mostly affected is dependant on guardians who are...
Download PDF ↓Gender-Based Violence (GBV) against girls and women is a threatening global phenomenon that seems to resonate in every aspect of life including educational settings; and in most cases the perpetrators are the men and boys while the victims are women and girls. GBV is a violation of human rights...
Download PDF ↓zambia like other countries in southern africa ia faced with the problem of food security due to decline in soil fertility, food shortage especially im the dry season