Indoor air pollution in developing countries: Research and implementation needs for improvements in global public health

E.T. Gall, E.M. Carter, C.M. Earnest and B. Stephens

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 4, e67-e72

Abstract: Exposure to indoor air pollution (IAP) from the burning of solid fuels for cooking, heating, and lighting accounts for a significant portion of the global burden of death and disease, and disproportionately affects women and children in developing regions. Clean cookstove campaigns recently received more attention and investment, but their successes might hinge on greater integration of the public health community with a variety of other disciplines. To help guide public health research in alleviating this important global environmental health burden, we synthesized previous research on IAP in developing countries, summarized successes and challenges of previous cookstove implementation programs, and provided key research and implementation needs from structured discussions at a recent symposium.

Keywords: cooking; developing country; equipment; exposure; female; health; health promotion; heating; human; illumination; indoor air pollution; male; organization and management; public health; respiratory tract disease; review, Air Pollution, Indoor; Cooking; Developing Countries; Female; Health Promotion; Heating; Humans; Inhalation Exposure; Lighting; Male; Public Health; Respiratory Tract Diseases; World Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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