Zambia’s central bank – Bank of Zambia (BOZ) - has reported that the banking sector has been satisfactory in its performance and conduct, it has relied on financial ratio analysis, an approach which has been found to be inadequate in many aspects. Financial ratio analysis as a measure of...
Download PDF ↓The Ministry of General Education (MOGE, 2017) made Early Childhood Education (ECE) compulsory to all Primary Schools. Early Childhood Education (ECE) is the foundation of a child‘s school education and progress at a later stage in life. Early Childhood education encompasses areas such as...
The purpose of the study was to establish the extension of presidential term limits and its consequences for political leadership in Zambia’s Lusaka district. The objectives of the study were to investigate the root cause of extension of presidential term limits in Zambia’s political space since...
Download PDF ↓Electronic procurement has continued to gain ground in many organisations world over both in government and private institutions as a basis for competitive procurement and as a good practice. African countries have also started implementing electronic procurement and Zambia piloted its electronic...
Download PDF ↓Septic arthritis refers to an infection involving the joint. Management of these patients involves prompt diagnosis, surgical treatment and antibiotics. Delay in treatment could result in poor functional outcome and severe cases fatality. Antibiotic treatment requires knowledge of the local...
Introduction: Early detection and successful treatment of people with Tuberculosis (TB) prevents millions of deaths globally. Yet, gaps persist in the detection and treatment of TB. Zambia’s weak health system only exacerbates matters with the country having one of the highest TB burdens in the...
Download PDF ↓BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common pathology in the main intensive care unit (MICU) at University Teaching Hospitals (UTH), with patients being admitted for airway protection, stabilisation, and close monitoring of vitals, thus helping prevent secondary brain injury. Mortality of...
Cataract is a major cause of blindness universally. The 2012 report from the World Health Organization stated that cataract was accountable for 50% of avoidable blindness in sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study was to determine the factors associated with the outcome of cataract...
Download PDF ↓Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) provide effective contraception for an extended period, are user independent, safe and therefore important in preventing teenage pregnancy. However, the uptake of this contraceptive method remains relatively low among adolescents. Family planning...
Download PDF ↓Background: Transrectal prostate biopsy is currently the standard technique for obtaining tissue to make a histological diagnosis of prostate cancer. Infectious complications after the procedure can occur despite patients being on antibiotic prophylaxis. These complications range from being mild...