Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Childhood and Household Fuel Use in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Author(s) -
Michael Bates,
Ram K. Chandyo,
Palle ValentinerBranth,
Amod K. Pokhrel,
Maria Mathisen,
Sudha Basnet,
Prakash Shrestha,
Tor A. Strand,
Kirk R. Smith
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1205491
Subject(s) - stove , medicine , kerosene , environmental health , population , odds ratio , conditional logistic regression , logistic regression , cohort , waste management , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry
Globally, solid fuels are used by about 3 billion people for cooking. These fuels have been associated with many health effects, including acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children. Nepal has a high prevalence of use of biomass for cooking and heating.
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