Health Consequences of Forest Fires in Indonesia

We combined data from a population-based longitudinal survey with satellite measures of aerosol levels to assess the impact of smoke from forest fires that blanketed the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra in late 1997 on adult health. To account for unobserved differences between haze and...

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Published in:Demography 2005-02, Vol.42 (1), p.109-129
Main Authors: Frankenberg, Elizabeth, McKee, Douglas, Thomas, Duncan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Adults
Aerosols
Aftermath
Aged
Air Pollutants - adverse effects
Bush fires
Data analysis
Data Collection
Demography
Everyday life
Female
Fire
Fires
Forest & brush fires
Forest fires
Forestry
Forests
Health
Health indicators
Health Status
Humans
Indonesia
Indonesia - epidemiology
Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects
Interviews as Topic
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
Older adults
Particulate matter
Population
Prescribed fire
Public Health
Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Diseases - mortality
Smog
Smoke
Smoke - adverse effects
Smoke inhalation
Statistical data
Studies
Time Factors
Tropical Regions
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Summary:We combined data from a population-based longitudinal survey with satellite measures of aerosol levels to assess the impact of smoke from forest fires that blanketed the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra in late 1997 on adult health. To account for unobserved differences between haze and nonhaze areas, we compared changes in the health of individual respondents. Between 1993 and 1997, individuals who were exposed to haze experienced greater increases in difficulty with activities of daily living than did their counterparts in nonhaze areas. The results for respiratory and general health, although more complicated to interpret, suggest that haze had a negative impact on these dimensions of health.
ISSN:0070-3370
1533-7790
DOI:10.1353/dem.2005.0004