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Knowledge is the foundation for practice. Most nutrition education programmes operate on the premise that nutritional knowledge of mothers can have an impact on the nutritional status of their children. Literature review revealed that most mothers who had access to the nutrition education...

Background and Objective: There is paucity of data on the outcome of combined VPS insertion and myelomeningocoele repair, and whether this will reduce morbidity and mortality. This study was designed to address this research question. Method: Prospective descriptive interventional study was used...

As the level of competition in soccer is increasing, the prevalence of injuries also has increased. This calls for more rehabilitation facilities to be employed by the football clubs. The main role of physiotherapy in football is injury treatment and prevention, education, rehabilitation,...

Background: Making a diagnosis of HIV infection in children aged less than 18 months remains a challenge in low resource set ups like Zambia due to scarcity of DNA PCR testing equipment which is the gold standard. Clinicians in rural areas have to depend on HIV ELISA tests and clinical diagnosis...

A prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of topical steroid as a treatment option for phimosis and its economical benefits compared to circumcision has been conducted from December 2003 to February 2005 at The University Teaching Hospital. A total of 365 patients with phimosis were...

The research problem in this study was that despite being the oldest, largest with highest diversities of wildlife and the most conveniently located park in the country, the Kafue National park remains fourth in revenue generation to the smaller parks of South Luangwa, Mosi-oa-Tunya and Lower...

This report aims to assess participatory communication towards a healthier water sewerage and sanitation system in Kanyama Compound. Kanyama Compound has for a long-time now recorded one of the highest cholera and diarrhoeal cases year after year, due to lack of proper water and sanitation...

This report is based on a study that sought to assess the communication strategies put in place by the YWCA to fight child sexual abuse, and in particular defilement of girls. The problem of child sexual abuse especially the defilement of girls seems to have worsened over the past few years in...

This particular study investigated the history of the Bahá’í Faith in Zambia. The study focused on the four areas of the Bahá’í Faith, namely; the background of the faith in Zambia, the techniques used in this faith to convert people to this religion, to find out why the Bahá’í Faith are...

Sida cordifolia, family Malvaceae, was suspected to have caused toxicity in small ruminants (sheep and goats) at one of the farms around Lusaka. To verify the suspicion the present study was planned and undertaken. The study included (a) experimental feeding of female goats with Sida cordifolia...