Indoor Air Pollution in Rural China: Cooking Fuels, Stoves, and Health Status

Solid fuels are a major source of indoor air pollution, but in less developed countries the short-term health effects of indoor air pollution are poorly understood. The authors conducted a large cross-sectional study of rural Chinese households to determine associations between individual health sta...

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Published in:Archives of environmental & occupational health 2005-03, Vol.60 (2), p.86-95
Main Authors: Peabody, John W., Riddell, Travis J., Smith, Kirk R., Liu, Yaping, Zhao, Yanyun, Gong, Jianghui, Milet, Meredith, Sinton, Jonathan E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Child
Child, Preschool
China
Cooking - instrumentation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Fossil Fuels - adverse effects
Health Status
Humans
indoor air pollution
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
pulmonary function
Regression Analysis
Rural Population
rural poverty
solid cooking fuels
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Summary:Solid fuels are a major source of indoor air pollution, but in less developed countries the short-term health effects of indoor air pollution are poorly understood. The authors conducted a large cross-sectional study of rural Chinese households to determine associations between individual health status and domestic cooking as a source of indoor air pollution. The study included measures of health status as well as measures of indoor air-pollution sources, such as solid cooking fuels and cooking stoves. Compared with other fuel types, coal was associated with a lower health status, including negative impacts on exhaled carbon monoxide level, forced vital capacity, lifetime prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, and health care utilization. Decreasing household coal use, increasing use of improved stove technology, and increasing kitchen ventilation may decrease the short-term health effects of indoor air pollution.
ISSN:1933-8244
2154-4700
DOI:10.3200/AEOH.60.2.86-95