Community Health Impacts of the Trident Copper Mine Project in Northwestern Zambia: Results from Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys

• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17103633
• Publication Date: 2020-05-21T15:31:18Z
• Authors: Astrid M. Knoblauch; Andrea Farnham; Hyacinthe R. Zabré; Milka Owuor; Colleen Archer; Kennedy Nduna; Marcus Chisanga; Leonard Zulu; Gertrude Musunka; Jürg Utzinger; Mark J. Divall; Günther Fink; Mirko S. Winkler
• Keywords: Health Impact Assessment; Underweight; Cross-sectional study; Health indicator

The application of a health impact assessment (HIA) for large-scale copper mining project in rural Zambia triggered the long-term monitoring and evaluation determinants outcomes communities living proximity to mine. Three consecutive cross-sectional surveys were conducted at intervals four years; thus, baseline (2011), (2015) eight (2019) years into project's development. Using same field laboratory procedures, allowed determining changes indicators household level, young children (<5 years), school attendees (9-14 years) women (15-49 years). Results compared between considered impacted by outside area (comparison communities). prevalence