Open AccessImpact of waste disposal on health of a poor urban community in Zimbambwe
Author(s) -
F. Makoni,
J. Ndamba,
Peter A. Mbati,
Gift Manase
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v81i8.9204
Subject(s) - latrine , toilet , sanitation , pit latrine , environmental health , medicine , population , waste disposal , socioeconomics , diarrhoeal disease , open defecation , municipal solid waste , waste management , diarrhea , engineering , pathology , sociology
To assess excreta and waste disposal facilities available and their impact on sanitation related diseases in Epworth, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Harare.