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Child marriage is a global, continental and national problem. Typically, it cuts short or ends a girl’s education, compromises her reproductive rights, sexual health, future employment and earnings as well as perpetuates personal and community poverty. Zambia has one of the highest child marriage...

Alcohol abuse is highly prevalent in many countries in sub-Saharan (Coldiron et al., 2007) and it has been estimated that there is a sharp increase in consumption of alcohol and the worrying trend is among school children. Hence the study was conducted to investigate the factors that are...

This study investigates the influence of lobola on gender based violence among married women in Lusaka’s Kamanga compound. Specifically, it sought to examine how the price of lobola is determined when negotiating for marriage; to establish how married women and men perceive lobola in relation to...

The prevalence of child sexual abuse continues to be a major public health problem worldwide. Recent international studies shows that between 8 – 31% of girls and 3-17% of boys experience childhood sexual abuse. While most of the research has concentrated on determining the magnitude of child...

Sexual and reproductive health is part of physical and emotional well-being of all human beings. Adolescents globally have unique sexual and reproductive health needs and accompanying vulnerabilities. Many adolescents face sexual health risks of early sexual debut, sexually transmitted infections...

The aim of the study was to investigate domestic work and livelihood experiences in Zambia from a gender perspective. It specifically dealt with the nature of work, experiences and copying strategies employed by female and male domestic workers in Chelstone township of Lusaka, Zambia. A mixed...

Labour migration is a situation where people move from one place to the other to look for employment so that they sustain their lives and that of their families. Labour migration existed in the past and still exists in Zambia, Africa and other parts of the world. The study focused on the...

This study investigated the gender inequalities in rural Developmental projects in Zambia, a case study of the Kapululwe conservation farming project under World Vision Zambia, Chongwe District. The purpose of the study was to establish the extent to which women and men participate in...

This study was aimed at examining men’s participation in family planning in Chilanga, Kafue District of Lusaka Province of Zambia. What necessitated the study is the high maternal mortality rate in Zambia which is at 591 per 100,000 live births CSO et al. (2007). The study was motivated by...