Exposure–response relationships for personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5), carbon monoxide, and black carbon and birthweight: an observational analysis of the multicountry Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial

• Published in: The Lancet. Planetary health 2023-05, Vol.7 (5), p.e387-e396
• Main Authors: Balakrishnan, Kalpana, Steenland, Kyle, Clasen, Thomas, Chang, Howard, Johnson, Michael, Pillarisetti, Ajay, Ye, Wenlu, Naeher, Luke P, Diaz-Artiga, Anaite, McCracken, John P, Thompson, Lisa M, Rosa, Ghislaine, Kirby, Miles A, Thangavel, Gurusamy, Sambandam, Sankar, Mukhopadhyay, Krishnendu, Puttaswamy, Naveen, Aravindalochanan, Vigneswari, Garg, Sarada, Ndagijimana, Florien, Hartinger, Stella, Underhill, Lindsay J, Kearns, Katherine A, Campbell, Devan, Kremer, Jacob, Waller, Lance, Jabbarzadeh, Shirin, Wang, Jiantong, Chen, Yunyun, Rosenthal, Joshua, Quinn, Ashlinn, Papageorghiou, Aris T, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Howards, Penelope P, Checkley, William, Peel, Jennifer L
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Air Pollution - adverse effects; Air Pollution - prevention & control; Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects; Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis; Air Pollution, Indoor - prevention & control; Birth Weight; Carbon Monoxide - adverse effects; Carbon Monoxide - analysis; Cooking; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Particulate Matter - adverse effects; Particulate Matter - analysis; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Soot; United States
• ISSN: 2542-5196; 2542-5196
• DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00052-9

Household air pollution (HAP) from solid fuel use is associated with adverse birth outcomes, but data for exposure–response relationships are scarce. We examined associations between HAP exposures and birthweight in rural Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda during the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial. The HAPIN trial recruited pregnant women (9–