Variations in perinatal mortality associated with different polluting fuel types and kitchen location in Bangladesh

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
Monjura Khatun NishaCamille Raynes-Greenow

Abstract

This study examines the association between household air pollution from use of polluting cooking fuels and perinatal mortality in Bangladesh. We analysed the data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS) 2004, 2007, 2011, and 2014. The two outcome variables were stillbirth and early neonatal mortality. The exposure variable was type of primary cooking fuel used in the household (clean vs. polluting). Bivariate and multivariable analyses were conducted to obtain the crude and adjusted odds ratio (aOR), respectively. In the adjusted model, the exposure to polluting fuels was associated with early neonatal mortality (aOR: 1.46, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-2.10), but not with stillbirth (aOR: 1.25, 95% CI: 0.85-1.84). The effect of cooking with agricultural crop waste was greater for stillbirth (aOR: 1.76, 95% CI: 1.10-2.80) and for early neonatal mortality (aOR: 1.78, 95% CI: 1.13-2.80) which was also associated with wood as the main fuel (aOR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.04-2.21). Using polluting fuels in an indoor kitchen was associated with an increased odds of stillbirth (aOR: 4.12, 95% CI: 1.49-11.41). Cooking with polluting fuels is associated with perinatal mortality. The combined association of polluting cooki...Continue Reading

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