Victor Daka

Datos Biográficos

ID7040376
NOMBREVictor Daka
NOMBRESVictor
APELLIDODaka
FIRMADAKA V
AFILIACIONESCopperbelt University
ORCID0000-0001-9490-5609
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2021
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Integrating generative artificial intelligence in African higher education

    Open AccessSteward Mudenda, Moses Mukosha et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2026

    Background The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT is transforming teaching and learning practices in higher education. This study assessed the awareness, attitudes, and usage patterns of ChatGPT among university students in Zambia and examined factors associated with students’ attitudes toward the technology. Methods A multi-institutional cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,829 university stud…

  • Covid-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among adolescents and youths

    Open AccessSteward Mudenda, Johanna C Meyer et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Adolescents and youths are a key part of the population that needs to be protected against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is because they are more likely to spread the virus to vulnerable individuals. In view of these concerns, this study investigated the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines and associated factors among adolescents and youths attending secondary schools in Zambia. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1500 school-g…

  • Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia

    Open AccessVictor Daka, Moses Mukosha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Introduction Assessing the knowledge and practices of healthcare workers regarding Toxoplasma gondii infection, diagnosis, treatment, and control is crucial for developing an effective management strategy. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 175 healthcare workers at Ndola Teaching Hospital and Namwala District Hospital in Zambia from September 2021 to April 2022. Results More than half (57.1%) of the respondents were males. Overa…

  • Knowledge and practices toward Covid-19 among healthcare students

    Open AccessSteward Mudenda, Nelly Ngalande et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to the disruption of physical classes for university students globally, as large gatherings fuelled the transmission of the virus. In the efforts to mitigate its transmission and return to normality, prevention measures, including vaccination, have been encouraged. Therefore, it is critical to understand the knowledge and practices of students regarding COVID-19. This study assessed the knowledge and practices…

  • Seroprevalence of Bovine Brucellosis in Selected Districts of Zambia

    Open AccessRuth Lindizyani Mfune, Melai Mubanga et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Brucellosis is an infectious zoonosis that has huge economic and public health implications globally. The disease is prevalent in humans, livestock and wildlife in Sub-Saharan Africa. A cross-sectional study was conducted between 6 May 2017 and 31 July 2020 during which 1712 sera from 175 cattle herds in five districts from Southern, Western and Eastern Provinces of Zambia were collected and screened against brucellosis. The Rose Bengal Test (RBT…

  • Epidemiological Trends of Malaria in Five Years and under Children of Nsanje District in Malawi, 2015–2019

    Open AccessTheodore Gondwe, Yongi Yang et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    The mortality and morbidity trend showed that malaria cases were growing at a fluctuating rate at Nsanje district hospital. The relative errors between the actual values and predicted values indicated that the predicted values matched the actual values well. Therefore, the model proved that it was adequate to forecast monthly malaria cases and it had a good fit, hence, was appropriate for this study