Associations between household air pollution and reduced lung function in women and children in rural southern India

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 1405-1415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer Patel ◽  
Anna Leavey ◽  
Ajay Sheshadri ◽  
Praveen Kumar ◽  
Sandeep Kandikuppa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Household Air Pollution ◽  
Women And Children

Effect of stove intervention on household air pollution and the respiratory health of women and children in rural Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 553-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwafemi Oluwole ◽  
Godson R. Ana ◽  
Ganiyu O. Arinola ◽  
Tess Wiskel ◽  
Adeyinka G. Falusi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Household Air Pollution ◽  
Rural Nigeria ◽  
Women And Children

Integrated rural –urban cohorts for study of air pollution related health effects in pregnant women and children in Southern India: Walking the talk

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 5791
Author(s):  
Kalpana Balakrishnan ◽  
Sankar Sambandam ◽  
Padmavathi Ramaswamy ◽  
Santu Ghosh ◽  
Thangavel Guruswamy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Women And Children

scholarly journals The Effects of Household Air Pollution (HAP) on Lung Function in Children: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11973
Author(s):  
Sathya Swarup Aithal ◽  
Shireen Gill ◽  
Imran Satia ◽  
Sudhir Kumar Tyagi ◽  
Charlotte E. Bolton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Solid Fuel ◽  
Household Air Pollution ◽  
World Health ◽  
Solid Fuels ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
The Impact

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 3 billion people today are exposed to smoke from the household combustion of solid fuels. While the household use of solid fuels has decreased over the last few decades, it remains a leading modifiable risk factor for the global burden of disease. This systematic review analyzed the impact of Household Air Pollution (HAP) on lung function in children (under 18 years of age), as this is the time period of accelerated growth rate until full skeletal maturity. Data from 11 published studies demonstrated that exposure to smoke from solid fuel was associated with a lower growth rate of several lung function indices (FVC, FEV1, FEF25–75) in children. However, there was no observed association between HAP and the FEV1/FVC ratio over time. Although the evidence suggests an inverse association between high exposure to HAP and lung function indices, there is a lack of longitudinal data describing this association. Therefore, precaution is needed to reduce the smoke exposure from solid fuel burning.

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