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Despite various arguments which have been advanced in favour of educational decentralization, there is no ideal version of decentralization. This explains why success or failure in implementation tends to be context based and mostly influenced by a number of factors such as the availability of...

The study was intended to assess the provision of guidance and counsellng services in secondary schools in Chilanga district. The study established the types of guidance and counselling services available in secondary schools, and also meant to determine the awareness of guidance and counselling...

Well-functioning disease surveillance and response systems are vital for the effective implementation of disease control and prevention programmes. In 2000, Zambia adopted the World Health Organisation for Africa Regions’ (WHO-AFRO) Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy (IDSR) to...

Tenofovir disoproxil fumerate (TDF)-based antiretroviral therapy places HIV-infected patients at high risk of renal dysfunction. Therefore, we evaluated if the incidence of renal dysfunction in HIV positive adults patients on long term tenofovir-based regimen versus those on non-tenofovir use. We...

Breast Cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) and Breast Cancer gene 2 (BRCA2) have gained major scientific interest as potential prognostic and predictive markers for various tumours. Management of breast cancer depends on availability of robust clinical and pathological prognostic and predictive factors to...

Obesity is increasing in pregnant women and at delivery and is associated with increased risk of instrumental delivery, operative delivery, macrosomia, shoulder dystocia, and poor foetal outcomes. This study aimed to determine the association of maternal obesity with maternal and foetal...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude of public Secondary School teachers towards the use of the lesson plan in teaching. The study was conducted in the six selected public secondary schools of Kitwe District of (Copperbelt Province, these were Helen Kaunda, Kitwe Boys,...

Geodetic Deformation Monitoring (GDM) plays a vital role in project safety and management. Geodetic measurements on dams are done to monitor change and rate of change in order to ensure safety. Kariba Dam suffers normal stresses, and strains mainly from temperature and hydrostatic pressure...

Registration of candidates is one of the activities examination bodies undertake in order to fulfil their mandate of conducting examinations and awarding certificates to deserving candidates. In today’s world, utilisation of information and communication technology (ICT) has become an integral...

The popularity of the Internet has resulted in the demand for telecommunications networks that are capable of delivering high-speed data transfers which can meet the communication needs of today’s users. However, the rural community in Zambia has continued to suffer from social exclusion since...