Effects of cooking fuel sources on the respiratory health of children: evidence from the Annual Health Survey, Uttar Pradesh, India

Public Health
Surendra Kumar PatelA Kumar

Abstract

India is predominantly a rural country, where more than two-thirds of the population live in rural areas. The majority of the rural population use crop residue, firewood, and dung cake as cooking fuel sources. Combustion of these fuels emits life-threatening pollutants that contaminate the household environment, which can have serious health consequences, especially for young children. This study examines the use of cooking fuel sources and their association with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children aged 0-59 months. This study used data from the second update of the Annual Health Survey (2012-13). The prevalence rate was measured in terms of the number of children per 1000 children suffering from ARIs. Bivariate analysis was used to analyze the use of different cooking fuels (in percentage) and the prevalence of ARIs in Uttar Pradesh. District-level variations in the cooking fuels used were assessed by simple bivariate analysis for all districts of Uttar Pradesh. A logistic regression was used to examine the association of household environment and pollutants with ARIs. In total, 89 per 1000 children suffered from ARIs in Uttar Pradesh. Infants (0-11 months) were significantly more likely to suffer from ARIs than ol...Continue Reading

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Nov 15, 2019·Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine·Surinder K JindalAditya Jindal
Jan 16, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Oluwapelumi OsibonaDaniela Fecht

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