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The effect of in utero exposure to household air pollution on child health: Evidence from Ghana

open access: yesHealth Policy Open, 2021
This study examines the impact of in utero exposure to household air pollution on child health. By using a pseudo panel data compiled from three rounds of two separate household datasets in Ghana, we investigate the impacts of dirty fuel use which leads ...
Kwame Adjei-Mantey, Kenji Takeuchi
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Effects of household air pollution and healthy lifestyle associated with gestational diabetes mellitus [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
This study investigated the effect of household air pollution on pregnant women with GDM, and assessed the modifying effect of a healthy lifestyle on this relationship.
Lulu Dai   +8 more
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Household air pollution disparities between socioeconomic groups in Chicago [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Communications
Purpose : To assess household air pollution levels in urban Chicago households and examine how socioeconomic factors influence these levels. Methods : We deployed wireless air monitoring devices to 244 households in a diverse population in Chicago to ...
William Isaac Krakowka   +6 more
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Impact of Solid Fuel Use on Household Air Pollution and Respiratory Health in Two Low‑Income Communities in Mpumalanga, South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Global Health
Introduction: Household air pollution from domestic solid fuel use remains a global public health concern, particularly in low‑income communities. This study assessed associations between household fuel use, indoor air pollution, and respiratory health ...
Bianca Wernecke   +13 more
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Mitigating household air pollution exposure through kitchen renovation [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironmental Science and Ecotechnology
Globally, over three billion people rely on traditional solid fuels for cooking and heating, leading to significant household air pollution and critical public health concerns.
Yatai Men   +9 more
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Air Pollution and Household Medical Expenses: Evidence From China

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
By matching air quality index (AQI) data with the household data from China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), we identify the impact of air pollution on household medical expenses from a micro perspective.
Li Zhou, Qian Zhong, Jingjing Yang
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Pregnant women’s perception on the health effects of household air pollution in Rural Butajira, Ethiopia: a phenomenological qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Household air pollution is the major public health problem in developing countries. Pregnant women spent the majority of their time at home and are the most affected population by household air pollution.
Sisay Shine   +8 more
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Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–18: a geospatial modelling study

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2022
Summary: Background: More than 3 billion people do not have access to clean energy and primarily use solid fuels to cook. Use of solid fuels generates household air pollution, which was associated with more than 2 million deaths in 2019.
Joseph Jon Frostad   +354 more
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Effect of air pollution on household insurance purchases. Evidence from China household finance survey data.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
In recent years, the health and economic effects of air pollution have attracted considerable attention, and health and insurance services have been closely related to residents' welfare.
Wenxia Zhao
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Air pollution and development in Africa: impacts on health, the economy, and human capital

open access: yesThe Lancet Planetary Health, 2021
Summary: Background: Africa is undergoing both an environmental and an epidemiological transition. Household air pollution is the predominant form of air pollution, but it is declining, whereas ambient air pollution is increasing.
Samantha Fisher, MPH   +8 more
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