Open AccessHealth impact on women using solid cooking fuels in rural area of Cuttack district, Odisha
Author(s) -
Ipsa Mohapatra,
Sai Chandan Das,
Sonia Samantaray
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_21_17
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , solid fuel , rural area , smoke , eye irritation , toxicology , waste management , irritation , combustion , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , engineering , immunology , biology
Around 3 billion people use solid fuels (biomass and coal) for cooking and heating, and this number is expected to grow until at least 2030. Around 73.7% of households in rural Odisha use wood for cooking. This current study is an attempt to evaluate the impact of solid cooking fuels on health of rural women in age group of 20-40 years and to study the relationship between the duration of exposure to cooking fuels and various health problems.