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Background: In Zambia, male circumcision is known to be practised in some parts of the country for traditional, health, and other reasons. Due to scientific evidence that has shown that male circumcision provides protection from HIV transmission to men, the government embarked on a male...

The current study is concerned with the linguistic realizations of persuasion strategies and how they are influenced by contextual factors in persuasive discourse by salespersons in selected markets and shops in Mongu town which is the capital of Western Province in Zambia. According to the 2010...

Some teachers in primary and secondary schools in Zambia face difficulties handling children who exhibit impulsive, inattentive and hyperactivity symptoms because they may have a condition called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Research on ADHD in Zambia is scanty and the...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a known occurrence in patients who have suffered trauma, especially severe trauma. The complication of DVT that makes it a great concern in trauma and orthopaedics is the fact that it occurs in an occult manner only to manifest as a fatal complication in the form of...

Modern technologies have made it possible for amateur news applications and related journalistic applications (blogs, social networks, collaborative publishing) to capture news faster and in larger amounts than any other news systems. These technologies (e.g. smart phones) can take pictures,...

This is research to evaluate the provision of business development services and information offered by Zambia Chamber of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises(ZCSMBA) to women entrepreneurs in Lusaka. The study aimed at assessing the information needs of the users, obtaining the perception of the...

Background: In Africa, different studies have been conducted on schistosomiasis, one of the most devastating parasitic diseases in tropical countries. However, environmental determinants have not fully been explored as important means of additional strategies for prevention and control of the...

Objectives Drug dosing errors are common in patients with renal impairment and could cause adverse effects and poor outcomes. The study reviewed tenofovir and lamivudine dosing errors as a component of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen in patients with renal impairment at...

This was a retrospective cross-sectional survey of patients who presented to The University Teaching Hospital with histologically confirmed primary malignant bone tumours from the 1st of January 2008 to the 31st of December 2012. There were a total of hundred and fifty three (153) patients seen...

This study investigated the perspectives of teachers and administrators on Religious Education (RE) Syllabus 2046, from a Sociology of Knowledge perspective. Purposive sampling was used to select five secondary schools and the District Education Board Secretary’s (DEBS) office in Zambezi...