Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rinne, Seppo T
• Rodas, Edgar J
• Rinne, Mikael L
• Simpson, Joshua M
• Glickman, Larry T

Titel

Use of biomass fuel is associated with infant mortality and child health in trend analysis

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2007-03, Vol.76 (3), p.585-591

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Biomass fuel used for cooking results in widespread exposure to indoor air pollution (IAP), affecting nearly 3 billion people throughout the world. Few studies, however, have tested for an exposure-response relationship between biomass fuel and health outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between biomass fuel, infant mortality, and children's respiratory symptoms. Eighty households in a rural community in Ecuador were selected based on their use of biomass fuel and questioned regarding a history of infant mortality and children's respiratory symptoms. Carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM) were measured in a subset of these homes to confirm the relationship between biomass fuel use and IAP. Results showed a significant trend for higher infant mortality among households that cooked with a greater proportion of biomass fuel (P=0.008). Similar trends were noted for history of cough (P=0.02) and earache (P<0.001) among children living in these households.