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In-service Training (INSET) opportunities among secondary school teachers in Private Schools. This study investigated the availability of INSET opportunities among teachers in private secondary schools in Zambia (2001). Ten schools, five from Lusaka and the other five from Copperbelt Province...

The study assessed the prevalence of drug resistant malarial parasites in patients at Solwezi urban clinic in northwestern province of Zambia in February 2004, using the in-vivo and molecular methods. In the in-vivo method each patient was monitored for signs and symptoms of the disease following...

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is an important crop in Zambia but many foliar diseases pose a serious threat to its successful production in the country. During the last three years frogeye leaf spot disease caused by Cercospora sojina Hara has become the most prevalent disease in most parts of...

The purpose of the study was to examine the obstacles to the implementation of inclusion of the hearing impaired children in the mainstream. The study evaluated the views of twenty-one teachers, seven head teachers, seven parents and seven hearing impaired pupils on Inclusive Education in Kasama...

In Zambia, like in many other countries, industrialisation has brought with it the problem of environmental pollution associated with industrial waste waters. The discharge of industrial waste water into public sewers may deteriorate sewer structures, increase maintenance costs, add problems in...

Despite the high prevalence of breastfeeding (98%) in Zambia, the majority of infants are not fed in compliance with WHO/UNICEF recommendation. The recommendation calls for a period of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and introduction of complementary foods between six and nine months while...

The importance attached to the study and understanding of infant mortality for any country cannot be overestimated. Infant mortality rate is a sensitive index of socio-economic conditions of a population. It is an excellent indicator of the level and quality of the health delivery system and...

This study is an enquiry into the matrilineal inheritance of the Tonga of Zambia between 1900 and 1989. We argue that before the penetration of capitalism the Tonga Society provided for the social security of all the members of society. We also argue that inheritance did not precipitate...

Maize is an important staple and cash crop in Zambia. Abiotic and biotic stress conditions, particularly low soil fertility (low nitrogen) and grey leaf spot(Cercospora zeae- maydis), reduce maize yields. Most varieties developed by the Zambian National Maize Programme have neither resistance to...