Prenatal Household Air Pollution Exposure and Birth Weight and Infant Pneumonia: Identifying Sensitive Windows

Kaali, Seyram; Jack, D.; Nuhu, Mohammed Mujtaba; Chillrud, S. N.; Wylie, Blair J.; Boamah-Kaali, Ellen; Agyei, Oscar; Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth Ayuurebobi; Owusu‐Agyei, Seth; Kinney, P.L.; Asante, Kwaku‐Poku; Lee, A.

doi:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_meetingabstracts.a3172

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“…6 Studies have shown that use of polluting fuels such as firewood and charcoal burnt in simple cookstoves increases personal exposure to household air pollution, resulting in debilitating effects. [7][8][9] The greatest health burden from residential cooking-related emissions is linked to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon monoxide (CO), which remains very high mainly among developing countries, 10,11 causing 3.2 premature million deaths each year. 12 In Ghana, the majority of households in rural communities use biomass fuels for cooking while about 51.3% of those in urban areas use liquified petroleum gas (LPG) for primary cooking.…”

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Did COVID-19 Change the Availability and Use of Clean Energy for Cooking? Evidence From Ghana

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Jack,

Tawiah

et al. 2023

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A major part of Ghana’s current household energy policy is focused on using a branded cylinder recirculation model (BCRM) to promote the safe use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for primary cooking. The implementation of the BCRM is expected to increase LPG adoption by households to the announced policy goal of 50% of the population by 2030. We investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the implementation of the BCRM, availability, and household use of cleaner fuels. This was assessed using existing data on clean fuel use prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional data was collected using questionnaire-based household surveys and qualitative interviews. It was found that the expansion of BCRM was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Planning activities such as baseline data collection and stakeholder engagement were delayed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Changes in household incomes during the pandemic had the biggest percentage effect on household choice of cooking fuel, causing a regression in some cases, to polluting fuel use. This study provides insights that could be valuable in future understanding of the interactions between pandemic control measures and economic disruptions that may affect household energy choices for cooking.

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