Artwell Kanda

Artwell Kanda
Bindura University of Science Education · Department of Environmental Science

Doctor of Public Health

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Pollution of the aquatic environment has raised global concern for the environmental persistence, potential toxicity and bioaccumulative nature of trace elements and their associated effects. This chapter discusses related concepts, and sources, transport and distribution of some trace elements considered most hazardous to the aquatic environment (...
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Selecting an appropriate sanitation option involves multiple stakeholders with often conflicting objectives. A multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework was developed to inform decision makers on selecting appropriate sanitation options for rural communities. Criteria established from literature were evaluated and weighted on-line by sta...
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Biological monitoring of reservoirs is important in assessing aquatic health. This study aimed at assessing the structure of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in relation to physicochemical parameters along Sanyati basin shoreline in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Six sites (S1 to S6) characterized by various human disturbances were sampled for physico...
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Emerging contaminants (ECs) or contaminants of emerging concern have become a major global concern due to their nature, suspected, and known environmental and public health risks, and the lack of harmonized procedures for their detection and analysis, which all affect their regulation. This chapter presents a global perspective on ECs with respect...
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Background Some latrines remain unused even under conditions of high coverage in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries. Not much is known on household latrine use in the long term in the absence of an intervention. The current work assesses drivers and barriers to sustained use of a ventilated improved pit latrine (Blair VIP) design where...
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Rural households have latrine preferences and unique sanitation needsAn assessment of how rural households adapt their sanitation needs to a nationally encouraged latrine design was done. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 790 households in a rural district of Zimbabwe from November 2020 to May 2021. Data were analysed using logistic regr...
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Groundwater from shallow hand-dug wells at an abandoned gold mine tailings dam was characterised for selected physicochemical parameters during dry and wet seasons of 2018 and 2019. Health risk exposure of the local population (adults and children) through ingestion and dermal exposure was assessed. Groundwater quality parameters were lower than in...
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Several rural technology options exist on the sanitation market with different characteristics, yet project failures in some developing countries were attributable to inappropriate technology choices. Frameworks that are used to select sanitation technology options (hard copy, computer programmes) were developed by researchers and project implement...
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A systematic review of published literature (2000–2019) evaluating the impact of sanitation interventions on the prevalence of disease, parasite infestation, and/or child growth using randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was done according to the PRISMA checklist. Earlier reviews indicated mixed evidence citing relatively poor quality evidence from...
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The occurrence of pharmaceuticals and their metabolites in aquatic systems is an emerging human health concern. The current chapter examined existing evidence to address the following objectives: (1) to summarize the nature, sources, and behaviour of pharmaceuticals detected in aquatic system; (2) to highlight human exposure pathways, potential hea...
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Hand hygiene is one of the most effective and efficient ways of controlling faecal–oral diseases. However, little is known about the predictors of hand hygiene behaviours among school children. A predesigned checklist guide was used to observe hygiene behaviours of 460 pupils from four rural schools in Shamva South district, Zimbabwe. A pretested q...
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Limited information is available on trace element-water contamination and health risk assessment of small-scale intensive fish farming in low-income settings. Such information creates awareness among fish consumers, policy makers and the scientific community, regarding dietary exposure and health risks for not well-reported settings. The concentrat...
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Global research attention appears to be focused predominantly on self‐reported than observed food safety practices. The purpose of this study was to determine the food safety knowledge, attitudes, and self‐reported and observed practices of food handlers in 22 urban restaurants in Zimbabwe. A piloted questionnaire was used to gather qualitative dat...
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Limited research has investigated self-catering university students’ food hygiene practices that may increase their vulnerability to food poisoning. This study assessed the practice-related risk factors for food poisoning among 600 self-catering university students. A validated questionnaire was self-administered to collect data about their food hy...
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Eucalyptus species have been used for the remediation of mine tailings dams in Zimbabwe. However, a traditional medicinal remedy (TMR) for the treatment of mild acute respiratory infections, such as common cold and flu includes the use of Eucalyptus leaves. The present study determine total concentrations of selected potentially toxic trace eleme...
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Purpose This review assessed the methodological quality of relevant food safety studies, investigated the available evidences for factors associated with safe food handling practices (SFHPs) and suggested required improvements. Methods A systematic literature search was carried out in five databases. A pre-designed criteria was used for data extra...
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Background: Wooden Steel Chairs (WSCs) and Stackable Arm Chairs (SACs) are widely used in tertiary institutions of learning in low income countries. No local studies seem to have investigated the postural risk associated with the concerned chair type. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the postural risk associated with WSCs and SACs. It als...
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Young children are considered critical receptors of potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs) by non-dietary ingestion of contaminated soil. The study assessed the potential enrichment of soil and the health risk of PTEs to 471 children less than seven years via non-dietary soil ingestion at six Early Childhood Development Centers (ECDCs) in urban lo...
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Trace elements released by human activity are ubiquitously detected in surface soil. The trace element contamination statuses of 20 sampling stations at two busy informal industrial sites of Harare city, Zimbabwe, were evaluated using geochemical indices. Spectrophotometric determinations of concentrations of trace elements in surface soil indicate...
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Background: Work-related musculoskeletal pain (WRMP) among citrus sinensis farm workers have barely been studied. Yet most work tasks in such farms are manually performed using awkward standing postures that can contribute to WRMP. Aim: This study assessed the standing working posture in relation to WRMP among citrus sinensis workers. Methods:...
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Commentary on the Organisation of Occupational Health and Safety in Southern Africa, the International Labour Organization and Policies in General
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This article addresses three key issues. First, the commonalities, differences, strengths, and limitations of existing occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation of low- and middle-income countries were determined. Second, required revisions were identified and discussed to strengthen the laws in accordance with the best international practic...
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Recycling of spent Lead-Acid Batteries (LABs) and disposal of process slag potentially contaminate soil with Pb and Sb. Total and available concentrations of Pb and Sb in three soil treatments and parts of Phragmites australis were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Soil with nonrecycled slag (NR) had higher total metal concentratio...
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Acid-base accounting was applied to evaluate the acid generating potential of waste rock dumps of different ages at a nickel mine in Zimbabwe. Metal concentrations in soils surrounding the dumps were also assessed. The net neutralising potential (NNP) of waste rock samples was derived from the maximum potential acidity (MPA) and the neutralising po...
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Consumption of plant extracts can be a source of essential elements or a route of human exposure to toxicants. Metal concentrations in leaves, leaf brew, and infusion of L. javanica collected from five sites were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry after acid and aqueous extraction. Estimated daily intakes of metals in extracts were compar...
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The study investigated how rural communities in semi-arid areas (1) adapt household water management to effects of climate variability and (2) how such adaptation influences household water usage and its quality. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 180 households between July and December 2014 to obtain demographic data on water sup...
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Veld fires are a common phenomenon in the predominantly savanna ecosystems of Zimbabwe. Until now no studies have investigated the causes, and socio-economic and environmental impacts of veld fires in Zimbabwe. Yet such information is crucial for planning and implementation of fire prevention and control practices. The present study uses multiple s...
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The study investigated the effects of four major particulate matter (PM) components namely sulphur, pulsar ash, carbon residue and ammonium components on the physical damage of sugarcane. A cyclone ambient kit tetra detector was used to quantify the components of the particulate matter at 2, 4, 6 and 8 km both in the windward and leeward sides of t...

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