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The study looked at the associations of limestone dust and occurrence of respiratory conditions among the stone crushers in Lusaka, Zambia. There have been some reports that inhalation of limestone dust might cause respiratory conditions such as cough, phlegm production, breathlessness and chest...

Lumbar puncture (LP) acceptability is a problem at Arthur Davison Hospital, Ndola Central and Kitwe Central Hospitals, evident by a growing trend of lumbar puncture refusals over a four year period (2003-2006). Obtaining Cerebral Spinal Fluid by LP for microscopic examination is essential in the...

The study sought to determine the attitudes of University of Zambia community toward HIV and AIDS prevention programmes. It used both qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection and data analysis. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect data from the sample, which...

Knowledge regarding pre-service trainee teachers’ attitudes towards teaching as a career is necessary when planning ways of how to train, recruit and retain professionally trained teachers. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to determine the attitudes of University of Zambia pre-service...

This study investigated attitudes towards skills training and occupational aspirations of participants in schools for Continuing Education in 1991. Six Schools for Continuing Education were randomly selected for investigation; 3 from rural and 3 from urban areas. The primary data collecting...

This study investigated attitudes towards skills training and occupational aspirations of participants in schools for Continuing Education in 1991. Six Schools for Continuing Education were randomly selected for investigation; 3 from rural and 3 from urban areas. The primary data collecting...

Scientific evidence has clearly shown that male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection-by providing partial protection in heterosexual men from contacting HIV by at least 60%.The UNAIDS 2009, reports that one of the key drivers of the HIV epidemic Southern Africa and in particularly in...

Neonatal meningitis is a devastating disease, and its mortality and morbidity is high. At the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, however, no study has looked specifically at the disease, and controversy exist on whether neonates admitted to the General Paediatric Wards should be...

The aim of the study was to explore barriers experienced by adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in accessing Directly Observed Therapy Short course in Ndola Urban district. A randomized cross section study of 198 patients on the TB register was conducted in Ndola urban. Data was collected using...

The purpose of this study was to collect and discover the efficacy of Bemba work songs and how they could influence the upbringing of the younger Bemba generation. The study was intended as referred to above, to collect, interpret and analyse the literary forms used in them bringing out the...