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Financial catastrophe associated with out-of-pocket payments for malaria treatment in children under the age of five years in Zambia.
(University of Zambia, 2020)Despite major achievements that have been made in controlling malaria, the disease remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Zambia, with one in five under-five children infected with malaria. Most caregivers ... -
Aspects of African responses to taxation in colonial Zambia: the case of Mazabuka district, 1904 – 1964
(University of Zambia, 2020)Taxation of Africans by the colonial state was a poignant foundational cogwheel of colonial economic orthodoxy whose implementation and dynamics pervaded almost every aspect of African economic life. Colonial taxation was ... -
A comparative analysis of the defence mechanisms and strategies of selected individual characters in coping with racism: the case of meridian and the tongue of the dumb.
(University of Zambia, 2020)The purpose of this study was to investigate, compare and contrast the defence mechanisms and strategies used by selected individual characters to cope with racism in Alice Walker’s novel Meridian and Dominic Mulaisho’s ... -
The history of Zambia Congress of Trade Unions, 1964-2011.
(University of Zambia, 2020)This study focuses on the history of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) from 1964 to 2011. ZCTU is one of the two federations of trade unions in Zambia. For over thirty years, ZCTU was the only congress of trade ... -
A comparative analysis of child narrative perspective and adult narrative perspective: the case of we need new names, patchwork and ‘a hug from uncle Peter’
(The University of Zambia, 2020)The aim of this study is to make a comparative analysis of child and adult narrative perspectives in We Need New Names by Noviolet Bulawayo from Zimbabwe, Patchwork by Ellen Banda-Aaku from Zambia and ‘A Hug from Uncle ... -
Impact of the magobbo sugarcane scheme on the livelihoods of smallholder outgrowers in Mazabuka district, Southern Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2020)The aim of this study was to explore how outgrower schemes in the context of block farming, affects livelihoods of the smallholder sugarcane outgrower communities in Zambia. The study examined the Magobbo smallholder ... -
The effect of defence expenditure on economic growth in Zambia 1988 to 2015
(The University of Zambia, 2020)The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of defence expenditure on economic growth as measured by real gross domestic product (GDP) in the presence of investment proxied by gross fixed capital investment, ... -
Evaluation of effectiveness of the annual performance appraisal system(APAS) in selected Ministries of the Zambia civil service
(The University of Zambia, 2016)In 1997, the Government of Zambia introduced the Annual Performance Appraisal System (APAS) which was an integral part of the Performance Management Package (PMP) with the principal objective of introducing a culture of ... -
An ethical assessment of the impact of inequitable land ownership patterns on women’s economic and social rights: a case study of Mumbwa district
(University of Zambia, 2017)The study ethically assessed the impact of inequitable land ownership patterns on women’s economic and social rights in Mumbwa district. Despite more women than men being dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, the ... -
The changing roles and challenges of trade unions in Zambia: a case of Zambia National Union of Teachers, 1953-1991
(University of Zambia, 2019)This study is a historical investigation of the changing roles and challenges of trade unions in Zambia using the case of Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT). It started as Northern Rhodesia African Teachers Association ... -
Socio-economic and demographic determinants of adolescent fertility in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Adolescents in Zambia face complex and significant challenges in addressing their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs and this is evident in the rise in adolescent pregnancies. According to the Ministry of Education, ... -
A comparative study of satire in mission to Kala and devil on the cross
(The University of Zambia, 2020)This study sought to compare how satire is demonstrated or applied in a pre-independence fiction Mission to Kala and a post-independence fiction Devil on the Cross. First, the study described the nature of satire and its ... -
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of female Engineering students at selected Universities in Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2010)ABSTRACT Although female representation still remains low in the male dominated engineering programmes at university level in Zambia, no study had been undertaken to examine the experiences of female engineering before ... -
Healthcare investments in Zambia: the case of sida.
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Background: Improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services and increasing coverage for primary health care services is the focus of many developing countries. In this agenda, external funds ... -
Macroeconomic determinants of growth in the manufacturing and service sector in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2020)The growth of economies has historically been coupled with structural change. However, despite countries seemingly undergoing diverse structural changes, there is a disparity in how this translates to economic growth. ... -
An ethical assessment of the impact of inequitable land ownership patterns on women’s economic and social rights: a case study of Mumbwa district
(University of Zambia, 2017)The study ethically assessed the impact of inequitable land ownership patterns on women’s economic and social rights in Mumbwa district. Despite more women than men being dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, the ... -
Determinants of low birth weight in Zambia: evidence from the 2007 and 2013/14 Zambia demographic and health surveys (zdhs)
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Of the estimated 130 million infants born each year worldwide, 20 million are born with a birthweight below 2.5 kg referred to as low birth weight (LBW) and about 97 percent of these births are occurring in the developing ... -
Factors affecting delivery of quality health services in Zambia: the case of Mandevu residential area
(The University of Zambia, 2019)The Zambian government faces great problems in the provision of good health care services to its people. To respond to this Zambia has been in the process of an ambitious program of health sector decentralization by adopting ... -
Fertility intentions and contraceptive use among HIV-positive women of reproductive age, (15-49) in Zambia: evidence from demographic and health survey 2013-14.
(The University of Zambia, 2019)HIV infection is a strong predictor of fertility as it might influence one’s fertility desire. HIV-positive women may have fertility desires and may intend to have children but these vary by socio-economic, socio-cultural ... -
Evaluation of effectiveness of the performance management system in military establishments: a case of the military training establishment of Zambia in Kabwe
(The University of Zambia, 2020)The Performance Management System (PMS) in the Military Training Establishment of Zambia (MILTEZ) had at no time been evaluated for effectiveness since its inception in 1998. The continued lack of evaluation for effectiveness ...
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