Aminata Kilungo
Biographic Data
| ID | 3576798 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aminata Kilungo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aminata |
| FAMILY NAME | Kilungo |
| SIGNATURE | KILUNGO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2461-4771 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Empowering Women, Enhancing Health
Background: Adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) are critical to maintaining good health and hygiene. However, health is a function of many health determinants, and WASH services alone may not be sufficient to improve health outcomes. Objective: To identify whether the presence of WaSH services is associated with fewer children under five years of age experiencing symptoms of diarrhea in Katoma, Geita, Tanzania. Method: A cross-sectiona…
Metal(loid) concentrations in drinking water and public perception of water quality in the Arizona–Mexico border
Minding the gap
With the ongoing need for water conservation, the American Southwest has worked to increase harvested rainwater efforts to meet municipal needs. Concomitantly, environmental pollution is prevalent, leading to concerns regarding the quality of harvested rainwater. Project Harvest , a co-created community science project, was initiated with communities that neighbor sources of pollution. To better understand how a participant’s socio-demographic fa…
Covid-19 lockdowns
Local Perceptions, Cultural Beliefs, Practices and Changing Perspectives of Handling Infant Feces
We report on the management of infant feces in a rural village in Geita region, Tanzania. Findings discussed here emerged incidentally from a qualitative study aimed at investigating vulnerability and resilience to health challenges in rural settings. Data was gathered through semi-structured focus group discussions (FDGs) with women ( n = 4; 32 participants), men ( n = 2; 16 participants), and community leaders ( n = 1; 8 participants). All FDGs…
Evaluation of Well Designs to Improve Access to Safe and Clean Water in Rural Tanzania
The objective of this study was to examine three well designs: drilled wells (20-30 m deep), closed dug wells (>5 m deep), and hand-dug open wells ( Escherichia coli ( E. coli) and turbidity, were used to assess the water quality of 97 wells. Additionally, the study looked at the microflora diversity of the water, focusing on potential pathogens using outgrowth, PCR, and genome sequencing for 10 wells. Concentrations of TC for the open dug wells …
Increasing Environmental Health Literacy through Contextual Learning in Communities at Risk
Environmental health literacy (EHL) has recently been defined as the continuum of environmental health knowledge and awareness, skills and self-efficacy, and community action. In this study, an interdisciplinary team of university scientists, partnering with local organizations, developed and facilitated EHL trainings with special focus on rainwater harvesting and water contamination, in four communities with known environmental health stressors …
Evaluation of Well Designs to Improve Access to Safe and Clean Water in Rural Tanzania
The objective of this study was to examine three well designs: drilled wells (20-30 m deep), closed dug wells (>5 m deep), and hand-dug open wells ( Escherichia coli ( E. coli) and turbidity, were used to assess the water quality of 97 wells. Additionally, the study looked at the microflora diversity of the water, focusing on potential pathogens using outgrowth, PCR, and genome sequencing for 10 wells. Concentrations of TC for the open dug wells …
Increasing Environmental Health Literacy through Contextual Learning in Communities at Risk
Environmental health literacy (EHL) has recently been defined as the continuum of environmental health knowledge and awareness, skills and self-efficacy, and community action. In this study, an interdisciplinary team of university scientists, partnering with local organizations, developed and facilitated EHL trainings with special focus on rainwater harvesting and water contamination, in four communities with known environmental health stressors …
Local Perceptions, Cultural Beliefs, Practices and Changing Perspectives of Handling Infant Feces
We report on the management of infant feces in a rural village in Geita region, Tanzania. Findings discussed here emerged incidentally from a qualitative study aimed at investigating vulnerability and resilience to health challenges in rural settings. Data was gathered through semi-structured focus group discussions (FDGs) with women ( n = 4; 32 participants), men ( n = 2; 16 participants), and community leaders ( n = 1; 8 participants). All FDGs…
Minding the gap
With the ongoing need for water conservation, the American Southwest has worked to increase harvested rainwater efforts to meet municipal needs. Concomitantly, environmental pollution is prevalent, leading to concerns regarding the quality of harvested rainwater. Project Harvest , a co-created community science project, was initiated with communities that neighbor sources of pollution. To better understand how a participant’s socio-demographic fa…
Covid-19 lockdowns
Empowering Women, Enhancing Health
Background: Adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) are critical to maintaining good health and hygiene. However, health is a function of many health determinants, and WASH services alone may not be sufficient to improve health outcomes. Objective: To identify whether the presence of WaSH services is associated with fewer children under five years of age experiencing symptoms of diarrhea in Katoma, Geita, Tanzania. Method: A cross-sectiona…
Metal(loid) concentrations in drinking water and public perception of water quality in the Arizona–Mexico border
Medicine (5 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)