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Open tibia fractures are common injuries which are a major cause of morbidity and of great public health concern in Zambia and globally. They are considered contaminated and therefore are at greater risk of soft tissue and bone infection. In an environment of high infection and morbidity rates,...

Raw milk provides a good environment for the growth of a wide variety of microorganisms including Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and can be a vehicle to transmit such pathogens to humans. The study aimed to investigate milk hygiene practices and characterize S. aureus/MRSA associated with the...

This study sought to understand the premium remittance challenges faced by the Zambian general insurance industry, and suggest realistic solutions. The research used an embedded mixed methods design. Structured questionnaires were distributed to 319 respondents, via email and also by hand....

Although novel tick-borne pathogens have emerged to cause severe disease in humans in many parts of the world, information on tick-borne viruses is scanty in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Shibuyunji virus, a novel tick-borne phlebovirus (TBPV) was recently identified in ticks in...

Background: Admission of a new-born to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a stressful and unexpected event to most parents. This study aimed at developing a stress alleviation model after identifying stressors and their associated factors in mothers nursing babies in the Neonatal...

This study investigated the perceived factors leading to poor performance amongst pupils learning Science in Zambia, a case of Avocado Day Secondary School, Banana Boarding Secondary School and Coconut Day Secondary School in Mwandi District of Western Province. The study used a descriptive...

Traditional cultural practices have been given great respect and attention by different communities of the world as they are believed to be sources of values, beliefs, and societal laws that keep a group of people glued together (Matsumoto and Juang, 2013). In many African communities including...

This dissertation investigates the effect of spectral efficiency as the number of service antennas and number of users in Multiple-input Multiple-output (MIMO) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network increases. The channel estimators studied namely Zero Forcing (ZF), Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE)...

Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are a very heterogeneous group and operate in a wide array of business activities. MSMEs play a critical role in the development of an economy as they are a source of livelihood and employment creation. In Zambia, MSMEs development is one way of...

The Government of the Republic of Zambia has been implementing a number of rural development programs through agricultural strategies but statistics indicate that there is serious rural-urban divide in terms of poverty levels. This poses a suspicion that planning approaches and interventions in...