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Background: Disclosure of HIV status by caregivers to adolescents is low. This affects access to HIV care and treatment by adolescents living with HIV. While studies have been done to understand disclosure patterns, limited knowledge exists on factors that facilitate and inhibit disclosure by...

Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is treated with four drugs: Isoniazid (INH), Rifampicin (RIF), Pyrazinamide (PZA) and Ethambutol (E). The emergence of drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis threatens the success of national tuberculosis (TB) programmes. Zambia has recorded a...

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...

This study examines the prospects and challenges for the inclusion of economic, social and cultural rights in the Constitution of Zambia. The argument put forward is that the most effective way of ensuring that citizens enjoy their basic rights to food, housing, safe and clean water, sanitation,...

Single-parented children in Zambia just like any other country in the world experience many challenges. Zambia unlike other countries has done little in terms of documentation of the educational challenges faced by single-parented pupils. Thus, this study sought to investigate the educational...

The study investigated the pattern of female performance in mathematics and sciences from 2005 to 2010. The objectives of the study were: to find the progression pattern of the female performance in mathematics and science from 2005 to 2010 in the selected school; to identify the factors...

Aflatoxin B1 negatively affects broiler performance and is also a public health hazard as it has been associated with cancer in humans. Several methods have been suggested for minimizing effects of aflatoxin B1 contamination including use of anti-oxidizing agents such as vitamin A. This study was...

Zambia has soils with low plant available nutrients due to leaching, depletion of organic matter and acidification. One way of addressing this situation is by the application of organic materials such as aqueous neem leaf extract. No known documented research has been conducted in Zambia to...

The study investigated effective management of markets and service provision by Lusaka City Council. The overall objective of this study was; To determine the extent of effective management of markets and service provision by Lusaka City Council. The specific objectives were: To establish the...

The study aimed at investigating the effectiveness in the utilisation of electronic resources by Bank of Zambia staff members. The objectives of the research included: to ascertain the information needs of Bank of Zambia staff members; to establish sources of information for Bank of Zambia staff;...