Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Guillaume Mbela Kiyomb

Publications

• Research Article
  Management of Excreta and Parasitic Infestation of Ground and Children from 2 to 10 Years in Ngiri-Ngiri Health Area
  Author(s): Nadine Lulendo Masamba, Patrick Senga Mutonkole, Guillaume Mbela Kiyomb and Joel Nkiama KondeNadine Lulendo Masamba, Patrick Senga Mutonkole, Guillaume Mbela Kiyomb and Joel Nkiama Konde
  
  Population growth and increasing request of the consumer goods in urban centers represent certainly one of the causes at the base of the increase in the amount of waste. This is even more noticeable in Kinshasa, with its densely populated conurbations. This study aims to enhance the link (associations) between household excreta management mode and soil and children forme 2 to 10 years infestation. An analytical cross-sectional survey of 360 households was conducted in Kinshasa in order to determine helminth infections prevalence among targeted children and land plots. Willis flotation method and Ritchie enrichment were respectively used for soil and stool analysis. Chi-square test was used to detect a relationship or association with 0.05 significance level. Among surveyed households, 55.8% use latrines with effluents, including 34.5% evacuate their effluents either by cesspools or by.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2380-2391.1000184

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