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Learner and teacher discipline is one of the pillars of the education system of any country. However, research studies have found that cases of learners’ and teachers’ indiscipline are growing at a very alarming rate. Without the discipline of both learners and teachers, the learner’s academic...

This study was done in Kalomo District in the Southern Province of the Republic of Zambia to determine why small scale tobacco farmers do not seem to benefit from tobacco out-grower schemes despite it being lucrative. Essentially, it was an effort to find out whether there is effective...

This study was an enquiry into the effectiveness of the food security pack programme (FSP) on food security among small scale beneficiaries in Zambia. The Government of the Republic of Zambia had seen the need to introduce programmes to help curb poverty among which was the Food Security Pack...

Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a major depressive episode during puerperium and affects 10% to 22% of mothers before the infant’s first birthday. Increase in number of youthful mothers and the influence of PPD on the maternal health of mothers has not been fully explored. Treatment of PPD has...

Fertility rate has declined in Zambia especially in urban areas. Contraceptive use has increased with the pill, injectables and male condom being the most widely used methods between 1992 and 2014. However, there is no evidence which clearly shows whether the use of these contraceptive methods...

The population of older adults with stroke in Zambia is rapidly growing and reports of cognitive impairments such as that caused by stroke are becoming more prevalent. There is evidence that as people get older their cognitive abilities gradually deteriorate. Aging is said to have diverse effect...

Oxidative stress has been associated with many diseases, causing injury on cells, tissues and organs. Due the complications associated with it, conventional medicines have used antioxidants like minerals and vitamins in its management. Several plants have been shown to be rich in substances that...

Maize ear rots caused by Stenocarpella maydis are among the most important impediments to increased maize production in Zambia. They cause reduction in yield and quality of the maize. The mycotoxins produced by the pathogen have health implications on livestock and humans. Breeding for resistance...

Organisational Safety Culture has increasingly come to the fore as an important aspect of Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Management. Scanty literature could be found on the application of the concept within the electricity industry in Zambia. Literature reviewed showed that the state of...

Before independence, special education was provided by the voluntary agencies which concentrated on three areas of special needs including visual, hearing and physically handicapped. This clearly meant that quite a number of people with special needs of education which could not be seen by an...