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This study investigated the semantic and pragmatic meaning of selected Namwanga personal names. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the patterns of selected Namwanga personal names: determine the semantic and pragmatic meaning of selected Namwanga personal names: and to establish the...

HBV infection is a serious infection affecting the liver and causes significant morbidity and mortality in sub-Sahara Africa. While most patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection are asymptomatic, the infection acquired during infancy or childhood accounts for a disproportionately large...

Pneumonia in sickle cell disease (SCD) can be particularly severe and has come to be called acute chest syndrome (ACS). ACS is a frequent complication of sickle cell disease in patients hospitalized with vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). It is associated with a high risk of sickle cellrelated...

The study examined business sustainability and the challenges facing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in selected districts in Zambia. The study adopted a mixed methods approach and primary data was collected using a Survey Questionnaire and Focus Group Discussions. Major findings of the study...

The study established social-cultural factors affecting the distribution of school administrative positions by sex in selected schools in Lundazi District, Eastern province of Zambia. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; to investigate district education board office, head...

Zambia has experienced an unprecedented increase in the number of human anthrax outbreaks in the Western Province where cycles of epidemic outbreaks commonly occur at the onset of rains after prolonged dry periods and frequent outbreaks occur in Chama District of Muchinga Province. Epidemics are...

This study investigated the incidence of food insecurity and its determinants among households in luapula province, Zambia. The results are based on a household Living Condition Monetary Survey data of 2015. A random effect Logistic regression model was estimated based on this data with the...

Globally, more than 50% of pregnant women attend antenatal care in the first trimester in most developed countries. However, in developing countries, less than 50% of pregnant women do so. Timing of the first antenatal care visit in the first trimester is important because it allows for...

Climate variability and change are likely to continue bringing new weather patterns that pastoralists are unfamiliar with in view of increasing temperatures and prolonged flood or drought conditions. Thus, a study involving one hundred and twenty pastoralists was conducted in Namwala District in...

Mining comes with a lot of impacts. Some of the negative impacts of mining on host communities are water pollution (surface and underground), land degradation, air pollution and displacement of people. Despite all this, mining activities do also have positive impacts. Mining activities may bring...