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Preeclampsia is a multi-systemic disorder typically unique to pregnancy and characterised by blood pressure above or equal to 140 systolic or 90 diastolic and proteinuria of 300g in a 24 hours urine sample collection. Preeclampsia complicates 3 - 8% of pregnancies and is a major cause of maternal...

The study sought to investigate the presence of Micro-albuminuria (MA) in urine. MA urinary albumin excretion is in the range of 30 mg/24 hrs -300 mg/24 hrs. Consequently, urine albumin excretion has become a key therapeutic target in the management of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). We...

Nutritionally, fresh vegetables are a good source of vitamins and essential minerals, among other nutrients. This is the main reason as to why they are consumed globally. The production of vegetables faces many constraints, especially land pressure, access to safe clean water, and low soil...

Contamination of milk by pathogenic microbes may be a hazard to human health. Worldwide, pathogenic microbes contribute to numerous cases of diarrheal diseases and outbreaks. This study set out to determine microbial content, nutrient quality and associated risk factors regarding contamination of...

The research sought To Determine Microfinance Accessibility to SEs, The Impact of Microfinance on SE Financial Performance. It investigated and analysed the moderating factors in the microfinance-SE financial performance relationship, with a view to proposing a suitable conceptual framework for...

This paper examines the extent of the mismatch between familiar language and language of instruction among pupils and its effect on reading comprehension in selected primary schools in Lusaka district of Zambia. In order to conduct an investigation, the study adopted quantitative method following...

Disposal of household effluent by septic tank systems is the most common method carried out by people that live in Lusaka’s forthcoming settlements, in Zambia. Furthermore, water for domestic use is primarily supplied from private boreholes because of the absence of piped water; and lack of...

World Health Organization reports that about 1.24 million people die annually on the world’s roads, with 20–50 million sustaining non-fatal injuries. More than 85% (1.05 million) of the global deaths due to injuries occur in the developing world. Statistical techniques known and applied to model...

Hot springs are among some of the naturally-occurring extreme environments that have generated considerable interest in microbial ecologists worldwide even though there is very little information on hotspring ecosystems in Zambia. Thermophilic prokaryotes present in such extreme habitats are...

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a disease caused by an acid-fast staining pathogenic bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is resistant to at least isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF), the two most potent TB drugs. Drug-resistant tuberculosis poses a significant problem for...