Respiratory involvements among women exposed to the smoke of traditional biomass fuel and gas fuel in a district of Bangladesh

Alim, Md. Abdul; Sarker, Mohammad Abul Bashar; Selim, Shahjada; Karim, Md Rizwanul; Yoshida, Yoshitoku; Hamajima, Nobuyuki

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“…In order to measure the perception of disease exposure among traders, the knowledge, attitude and 2 The number of cars in Ghana increases by 23%. Alim et al (2014) was adapted to measure the effect of traffic emissions on self-reported health among traders. In order to measure the risk factors associated with illness due to vehicular emissions, respondents were asked to state their perception of the health risks they faced daily during their trading activities.…”

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“…It forms the basis for assessing progress on human development and growth (Cohen, 2010;Bloom, Canning & Sevilla 2004;Spence & Lewis, 2009). Regardless of the importance of health to human progress, empirical evidence shows that a number of people worldwide suffer from pollution-related illnesses, which include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), cardiovascular diseases, and lung cancer (Wargo, Wargo, & Alderman, 2006;Alim et al 2014). According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), about 18,000 people worldwide die each day from prolong exposure to air pollution (IEA, 2016).…”

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Vehicular Emissions and Its Implications on the Health of Traders: A Case Study of Traders in La Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana

Dushie¹,

Fenny²,

Crentsil³

2017

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The study was based on the recognition that although the health conditions of the human population is vital to sustainable living and productivity, some studies have found that road traffic emissions continue to give rise to infectious and chronic diseases. As a result, the study aimed at assessing the implications of vehicle emissions on the health of traders in Madina in the La Nkwantanang Municipality of Ghana where road traffic is very congested and traders are directly exposed to vehicle emissions. To achieve this objective, 300 traders, made up of 150 traders within a distance of 50 meters and 150 traders within a distance beyond 50 meters of the main road were purposively selected to participate in the survey. Data obtained was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings show that although a significant proportion of the respondents had good knowledge about the health consequences of their exposure to emissions, they were reluctant to relocate due to their inability to afford a different location and scarcity of urban space. More importantly, frequent coughing, nausea, poor visibility and difficulty in breathing were among the major self-reported health outcomes. The study also found statistically significant difference in the distribution of self-reported health outcomes by distance of respondents from source of vehicle emission. Also, years spent in the occupation and average daily work hours per week were among factors that related significantly with reported cases of respiratory diseases by respondents.

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Vehicular Emissions and Its Implications on the Health of Traders: A Case Study of Traders in La Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana

Dushie¹,

Fenny²,

Crentsil³

2017

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“…Many health studies have examined the respiratory function of women (as main household cooks) using clinical measures such as lung function tests (such as spirometry or peak air flow tests, e.g., Alim et al, ; Kurmi et al, ). An increased risk of physician‐diagnosed chronic bronchitis (OR: 5.94 (95% CI: 1.02–34.45, P < 0.047) and severe bronchial obstruction diagnosed by peak expiratory flow rate (OR: 4.54 (95% CI: 2.10–9.82, P < 0.001) was associated with households using solid biomass compared to households cooking on gas (Alim et al, ). None of the studies accurately measured the extent of child pollution exposure and associated health outcomes.…”

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Household environment and behavioral determinants of respiratory tract infection in infants and young children in northern bangladesh

Näsänen-Gilmore

Saha

Rasul³

et al. 2015

American J Hum Biol

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Objectives Respiratory tract infections (RTI) are one of the leading causes of under‐five mortality in Bangladesh. Solid biomass fuels are the main source of domestic fuel used for cooking across Bangladesh, leading to smoke and pollution exposure in the home. This article aims to identify risk factors for RTI among children aged under five years in Bangladesh with a particular focus on the household environment, fuel use, and cooking practices. Methods A cross‐sectional household‐health survey was carried out in 321 households in northern Bangladesh. The survey included care‐giver interviews on cooking practices, child health, and household behaviors during cooking. Health status of the youngest child (under five years) from each household was recorded through maternal interviews, medical diagnosis, and assessment of biomarkers (C‐reactive protein (CRP), hemoglobin) from finger‐prick blood samples. Anthropometric status (weight, height) was recorded. Results Children who spent ≥30 minutes/day within 5 feet of the stove during cooking had a significantly increased risk of moderate/severe RTI compared with children spending <30 minutes/day close to the stove (OR = 2.15, 95%CI: 1.20–3.86, P = 0.01), independent of socio‐economic status (SES), biomass fuel type (wood, dung, plant‐derived, compressed rice husks), child age, anthropometric status, CRP and hemoglobin. Conclusions In environments with a heavy reliance on solid biomass fuels, the amount of time a child spends near the stove during cooking may be an important risk for RTI. These novel findings from Bangladesh warrant further investigation of mother‐infant behaviors during cooking in relation to child health, to ascertain whether the association is likely to be causal. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 27:851–858, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…The use of solid fuels for cooking has serious repercussions on human health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), household air pollution (HAP) accounts for more than 4 million deaths every year (WHO 2014) due to harmful toxins released from the inefficient combustion of solid fuels (Perez-Padilla, Schilmann et al 2010, Alim, Sarker et al 2014. Health effects due to HAP are observed more in women and children than men, primarily because women spend more time cooking than men, and children remain in the vicinity of their mothers (Practical Action 2014).…”

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“…Numerous studies have already documented that cooking with solid fuels has multifaceted detrimental effects on humans (Perez-Padilla, Schilmann et al 2010, Alim, Sarker et al 2014, WHO 2014, social (Practical Action 2014) and environmental health (Hosonuma, Herold et al 2012), and hence they strongly argue for a complete cooking fuel transition towards modern and clean alternatives (Goldemberg, Johansson et al 2004, Modi, McDade et al 2005, Pachauri, Brew-Hammond et al 2012, such as electricity, Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG), and natural gas. Although the availability of modern energy carriers is a prerequisite for their adoption and sustained use for cooking (Barnes, Khandker et al 2011, Bhide andMonroy 2011), various studies have demonstrated that solid fuel users may not switch to modern cooking fuels and technology even though the latter is available (Masera, Saatkamp et al 2000, Joon, Chandra et al 2009.…”

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Social constructs of energy poverty and the resulting capability deprivations in rural India

Malakar¹

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This PhD project studies energy poverty in rural India in order to understand its underlying social constructs and effect on people's well-being. A core inspiration for undertaking this research stems from my profound interest in understanding the way in which people's energy demands, energy sources, and services interact with their social systems, such as their day-today routines, established norms, well-accepted traditions, and culture. In so doing, this project aims to contribute towards achieving India's goal to universalise modern energy access to all. Presently, India suffers from longstanding energy poverty, with about 239 million people unconnected to electricity and about 800 million relying on harmful solid fuels for cooking. This study has three objectives: (1) to understand the links between people's livelihood practices and household decisions in relation to energy sources and services; (2) to understand how the energy poor's capabilities are influenced by their choice of energy sources; and (3) to understand the role that social structure has on persistent energy poverty and find out ways to break the energy poverty cycle. This project represents a niche of studies that investigate energy poverty from an undervalued realm of social science. It benefits from an emerging conceptualisation that strongly argues for a research lens that navigates beyond the economic and technological influences of energy systems and unpack the relationship between energy and society. This novel concept acknowledges that demand for energy is not for energy itself, but for undertaking services required by people as members of society. Energy, therefore, is intricately intertwined with social systems that shape people's needs, choices, decisions, and opportunities. To unpack this complex connection between energy and society, this project applies two prominent social theories: the Capability Approach (CA) and Structuration Theory. This research employs a qualitative approach of inquiry. Techniques applied for data collection comprise a set of in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and observation. These techniques provide valuable groundwork for gathering a subjective understanding of people's life experiences, both individual and collective, values, societal dominations, and energy practices. Fieldwork for the study was undertaken in the Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Respiratory involvements among women exposed to the smoke of traditional biomass fuel and gas fuel in a district of Bangladesh

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Vehicular Emissions and Its Implications on the Health of Traders: A Case Study of Traders in La Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana

Vehicular Emissions and Its Implications on the Health of Traders: A Case Study of Traders in La Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana

Household environment and behavioral determinants of respiratory tract infection in infants and young children in northern bangladesh

Social constructs of energy poverty and the resulting capability deprivations in rural India

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