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Background: Prescribing effective preventative antibiotics and treating infections in mothers, providing a clean birth environment, and delivering the baby within 24 hours of rupture of membranes, where possible, can all help lower the chance of neonatal sepsis. However, neonatal sepsis remains...

The study was carried out for the purpose of exploring the role communication plays in the accountability process of Zambia. The study focused on the role communication plays in good governance and development of the country with particular emphasis on communicating the reports emanating from...

The study established whether or not the current postgraduate education as a learning system at the University of Zambia (UNZA) was seen by Zambian academics and local community members to be serving sustainable development needs of local communities in Zambia. This was achieved by firstly...

Many people in Zambia and world over perceive bottled water as safe for consumption. However, studies have indicated that not all bottled water is up to standards. This study aimed at establishing compliance to bacteriological quality standards of bottled drinking water sold in Lusaka district...

Research in the area of adult education looking at constraints affecting training of programme facilitators is limited in this part of the world. The aim of the study was to identify constraints encountered by trainers in the training of programme facilitators with a view to establishing whether...

Zambia has a long history of hosting refugees from different parts of Africa running away from strife and civil wars since its independence in 1964. These refugees once settled, they have many challenges in accessing education. The purpose of this study was to establish the constraints of...

The main purpose of this study was to establish the extent and quality of coverage of adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) coverage by Zambian newspapers (The Post, Times of Zambia and Zambia Daily Mail newspapers) and to ascertain whether this coverage is adequate or not. The research...

This dissertation focuses on the topical issue of gay rights and homosexuality in Zambia. Homosexuality in Zambia is penalized under Sections 155 and 158 of the Penal Code and this dissertation gives different views that have been given for the criminalization. The First Chapter gives a brief...

Background: Mid trimester abortion constitutes 10-15% of all induced abortions worldwide and accounts for the majority of complications. In Africa, studies demonstrating the proportion of second trimester abortions are few. However to appropriately intervene with a view to reducing the morbidity...

The study investigated the determinants of emergency contraception use among young women (15-24 years old) as a preventive measure of unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions. The research employed a quantitative method were a descriptive cross sectional study design was used. The study was...