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Ponseti technique as a management method of Congenital Talipes equinovarus had not been evaluated as a treatment tool for the clubfoot in Zambia.The study set out to look at the early clinical outcome of Ponseti management of virgin idiopathic clubfoot.The study was a prospective cohort study...

This is a prospective study carried out in the Orthopaedic Unit of the Department of Surgery at the University Teaching Hospital.The aim was to determine the effects of tenotomy of the tendons of tibialis posterior and Achilles in the correction of clubfoot which had resisted non-operative...

Studies were carried out on Rusinga Island and the mainland in the Mbita Division of South Nyanza District, Kenya, from November 1987 to December 1989 to determine the distribution and die! activity patterns,population dynamics and responses of Glossina fusci pes Fusci pes Newstead 1910 to...

A cross sectional study was carried out with specific objectives of assessing the relative profitability of smallholder dairy farming and determining the socio-economic factors affecting it, in six of the then nine provinces of Zambia. Data used to achieve these objectives were obtained from 157...

Rapid detection of the malaria parasite and early treatment of infection still remain the most important goals of disease management. This study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Paracheck Malaria Pfm a Zambian circumstance and its objective...

In 2004, the Ministry of Education (MOE) through Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) introduced the new integrated curriculum approach to lower and middle basic school level in Zambia. In the new curriculum Religious Education (RE) is taught as part of Social and Development Studies (SDS). This...

In maize hybrid seed production, the objective is to maximise seed yield of desirable seed grade that is saleable and genetically pure. To achieve this, the timing of pollen shed of the male and silking of the female should be well synchronised. Currently, maize hybrid seed production is based on...

This dissertation examines effects of inadequate water supply on the health of Zambia Compound Community in Kafue District. Both Secondary and Primary sources of information have been used. Secondary sources used were from books, the internet, journals and news papers. The primary source used was...

In assessing the efficacy and economic value of intercropping cabbage as a way of managing Diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella L., six cropping cultures were evaluated. The trial was conducted at the National Irrigation Research Station, in Mazabuka, Zambia, in 1995/96. The cropping...

Preintervention Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices with respect to breastfeeding among Healthworkers from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) and mothers with babies admitted to NICU was carried out. The Healthworkers and mothers were given questionnaires...