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Associations Between Indoor Air Pollution And Acute Respiratory Infections Among Under-Five Children In Afghanistan: Do Ses And Sex Matter?, Juwel Rana, Jalal Uddin, Richard Peltier, Youssef Oulhote
Associations Between Indoor Air Pollution And Acute Respiratory Infections Among Under-Five Children In Afghanistan: Do Ses And Sex Matter?, Juwel Rana, Jalal Uddin, Richard Peltier, Youssef Oulhote
Environmental Health Sciences Faculty Publication Series
Background: Low-income families often depend on fuels such as wood, coal, and animal dung for cooking. Such solid fuels are highly polluting and are a primary source of indoor air pollutants (IAP). We examined the association between solid fuel use (SFU) and acute respiratory infection (ARI) among under-five children in Afghanistan and the extent to which this association varies by socioeconomic status (SES) and gender. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study based on de-identified data from Afghanistan’s first standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) conducted in 2015. The sample consists of ever-married mothers with under-five children in the …
Associations Between Indoor Air Pollution And Acute Respiratory Infections Among Under-Five Children In Afghanistan: Do Ses And Sex Matter?, Juwel Rana, Jalal Uddin, Richard E. Peltier, Youssef Oulhote
Associations Between Indoor Air Pollution And Acute Respiratory Infections Among Under-Five Children In Afghanistan: Do Ses And Sex Matter?, Juwel Rana, Jalal Uddin, Richard E. Peltier, Youssef Oulhote
Environmental Health Sciences Faculty Publication Series
Background: Low-income families often depend on fuels such as wood, coal, and animal dung for cooking. Such solid fuels are highly polluting and are a primary source of indoor air pollutants (IAP). We examined the association between solid fuel use (SFU) and acute respiratory infection (ARI) among under-five children in Afghanistan and the extent to which this association varies by socioeconomic status (SES) and gender. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study based on de-identified data from Afghanistan’s first standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) conducted in 2015. The sample consists of ever-married mothers with under-five children in the …