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Nyma Z, Hasan SMT, Saqeeb KN, Khan MA, Ahmed T. Effects of maternal exposure to biomass cooking fuel on birth size and body proportionality in full-term infants born by vaginal delivery. Sci Rep 2024; 14:18218. [PMID: 39107379 PMCID: PMC11303780 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68821-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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It remains unclear whether and how maternal exposure to biomass fuel influences infant anthropometry or body proportionality at birth, which are linked to their survival, physical growth, and neurodevelopment. Therefore, this study seeks to explore the association between household-level exposure to biomass cooking fuels and infant size and body proportionality at birth among women in rural Bangladesh. A total of 909 women were derived from the Pregnancy Weight Gain study, which was conducted in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh. Infant's weight (g), length (cm), head circumference (cm), small for gestational age (SGAW), short for gestational age (SGAL), low head circumference for gestational age (SGAHC), ponderal index, and cephalization index at birth were the outcomes studied. Of the women, 721 (79.3%) were dependent on biomass fuel. Compared to infants born to mothers who used gas for cooking, those born to biomass users had lower weight (β - 94.3, CI - 155.9, - 32.6), length (β - 0.36, 95% CI - 0.68, - 0.04), head circumference (β - 0.24, CI - 0.47, - 0.02) and higher cephalization index (β 0.03, CI 0.01, 0.05) at birth. Maternal biomass exposure is more likely to lead to symmetric SGA, although there is evidence for some brain-sparing effects.
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- Zannatun Nyma
- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
- Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowacho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh.
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
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- Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
- Office of Executive Director, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
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Andrade-Rivas F, Okpani AI, Lucumí DI, Castillo MD, Karim ME. Epidemiological insights into neonatal deaths: The role of cooking fuel pollution in Colombia. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2024; 261:114429. [PMID: 39047381 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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PURPOSE Household air pollution is one of the leading causes of death and disease globally. Emerging evidence of elevated risk of neonatal death has been reported in Africa and South Asia. However, evidence on the extent of the problem in Latin America is limited despite the persistent use of highly polluting cooking fuels. We assessed whether the use of high-polluting household cooking fuels increases the risk of neonatal death compared to low-polluting fuels in Colombia. METHODS We used cross-sectional data from the 2005-2015 Colombian Demographic Health Survey and performed a survey-featured multivariate logistic regression. We selected adjustment covariates based on a causal diagram, addressed missing data through multiple imputation, and conducted several sensitivity analysis, such as propensity score matching. RESULT We found evidence suggesting an increased risk of neonatal death in households using high-polluting fuels (OR: 1.48; 95% CI: 0.91, 2.39). The sensitivity analyses were consistent with the main analysis. CONCLUSION We observed increased odds of neonatal death associated with using high-polluting household cooking fuels compared to low-polluting fuels, although this association was not statistically significant. This study contributes evidence to a region where the issue is not yet a priority and should be included in national-level discussions and interventions that impact cooking fuel use patterns.
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- Federico Andrade-Rivas
- School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada; Instituto de Salud y Ambiente, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Global Health Research Program, School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Government Alberto Lleras Camargo, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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Ahmed A, Rahman AE, Ahmed S, Rahman F, Sujan HM, Ahmmed F, Hossain AT, Sayeed A, Hossain S, Huq NL, Quaiyum MA, Reichenbach L, El Arifeen S. Effect of low-cost kitchen with improved cookstove on birthweight of neonates in Shahjadpur, Bangladesh: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. SOUTHEAST ASIA 2024; 25:100342. [PMID: 39021478 PMCID: PMC467075 DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Background Smoke from biomass fuels used for cooking in traditional cookstoves contains a variety of health-damaging pollutants. Inhalation of these pollutants by pregnant women has been linked to abnormal foetal development and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including low birthweight (LBW). There is a dearth of data on environmental interventions that have the potential to reduce exposure to biomass fuel during pregnancy and improve birth outcomes. International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) therefore, designed a low-cost kitchen with an improved cookstove and examined the impact of this intervention on the birthweight of neonates. Methods icddr,b conducted a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a 'low-cost kitchen with improved cookstove' intervention among 1,267 pregnant women who used traditional cookstoves in a rural sub-district of Bangladesh. All participants were enrolled during the first trimester of pregnancy among 104 randomly selected clusters after obtaining informed consent. The model kitchens were installed in 628 participants' households of the intervention group, and 639 participants continued to use traditional cookstoves as the control group. The primary outcome was the proportion of LBW neonates between the intervention and control groups. The study also examined if the intervention would reduce CO exposure, measured by the differences in maternal blood carbon monoxide saturation (SpCO) levels and prevalence of LBW in neonates. We performed a generalized structural equation model for jointly assessing the simultaneous relationships of biomass fuel exposure to LBW of neonates and the relationships of LBW of neonates to maternal blood SpCO level. This trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02923882). Findings We found that in the intervention group using 'low-cost kitchen with improved cookstove', the risk of LBW reduced by 37% (adjusted risk ratio: 0.63, 95% CI [0.45, 0.89]). Between the second and third trimester, the mean maternal blood SpCO level was significantly reduced from 10.4% to 8.9% (p-value <0.01) in the intervention group but remained unchanged in the control group (11.6% and 11.5%). Of the total effects of the intervention on the risk of LBW, 48.3% was mediated through maternal blood SpCO level. Interpretation The risk of LBW among rural neonates was reduced in the intervention group using 'low-cost kitchen with improved cookstove', which may be attributed to the reduction in maternal blood SpCO level. Additional research is needed to identify other mechanisms through which biomass fuel exposure might lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Funding Grand Challenges Canada: Rising Stars in Global Health Programme.
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- Anisuddin Ahmed
- Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Infectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Daba C, Asmare L, Demeke Bayou F, Arefaynie M, Mohammed A, Tareke AA, Keleb A, Kebede N, Tsega Y, Endawkie A, Kebede SD, Mesfin K, Abeje ET, Bekele Enyew E. Exposure to indoor air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1356830. [PMID: 38841656 PMCID: PMC11151685 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1356830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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Introduction Exposure to indoor air pollution such as biomass fuel and particulate matter is a significant cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, there is limited information about the association between indoor air pollution exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes in low and middle-income countries. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to determine the association between indoor air pollution exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes in low and middle-income countries. Methods International electronic databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, Global Health, African Journals Online, HINARI, Semantic Scholar, and Google and Google Scholar were used to search for relevant articles. The study was conducted according to the updated Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. A random effect model at a 95% confidence interval was used to determine the association between indoor air pollution exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes using STATA version 14. Funnel plot and Higgs I2 statistics were used to determine the publication bias and heterogeneity of the included studies, respectively. Results A total of 30 articles with 2,120,228 study participants were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled association between indoor air pollution exposure and at least one adverse pregnancy outcome was 15.5% (95%CI: 12.6-18.5), with significant heterogeneity (I2 = 100%; p < 0.001). Exposure to indoor air pollution increased the risk of small for gestational age by 23.7% (95%CI: 8.2-39.3) followed by low birth weight (17.7%; 95%CI: 12.9-22.5). Exposure to biomass fuel (OR = 1.16; 95%CI: 1.12-1.2), particulate matter (OR = 1.28; 95%CI: 1.25-1.31), and kerosene (OR = 1.38; 95%CI: 1.09-1.66) were factors associated with developing at least one adverse pregnancy outcomes. Conclusions We found that more than one in seven pregnant women exposed to indoor air pollution had at least one adverse pregnancy outcome. Specifically, exposure to particulate matter, biomass fuel, and kerosene were determinant factors for developing at least one adverse pregnancy outcome. Therefore, urgent comprehensive health intervention should be implemented in the area to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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- Chala Daba
- Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Reproductive and Family Health, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Amref Health in Africa, West Gondar Zonal Health Department, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Health System and Management, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Health System and Management, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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Checkley W, Thompson LM, Hossen S, Nicolaou L, Williams KN, Hartinger SM, Chiang M, Balakrishnan K, Garg SS, Thangavel G, Aravindalochanan V, Rosa G, Mukeshimana A, Ndagijimana F, McCracken JP, Diaz-Artiga A, Sinharoy SS, Waller L, Wang J, Jabbarzadeh S, Chen Y, Steenland K, Kirby MA, Ramakrishnan U, Johnson M, Pillarisetti A, McCollum ED, Craik R, Ohuma EO, Dávila-Román VG, de Las Fuentes L, Simkovich SM, Peel JL, Clasen TF, Papageorghiou AT. Cooking with liquefied petroleum gas or biomass and fetal growth outcomes: a multi-country randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12:e815-e825. [PMID: 38614630 PMCID: PMC11027158 DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00033-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND Household air pollution might lead to fetal growth restriction during pregnancy. We aimed to investigate whether a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) intervention to reduce personal exposures to household air pollution during pregnancy would alter fetal growth. METHODS The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial was an open-label randomised controlled trial conducted in ten resource-limited settings across Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda. Pregnant women aged 18-34 years (9-19 weeks of gestation) were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive an LPG stove, continuous fuel delivery, and behavioural messaging or to continue usual cooking with biomass for 18 months. We conducted ultrasound assessments at baseline, 24-28 weeks of gestation (the first pregnancy visit), and 32-36 weeks of gestation (the second pregnancy visit), to measure fetal size; we monitored 24 h personal exposures to household air pollutants during these visits; and we weighed children at birth. We conducted intention-to-treat analyses to estimate differences in fetal size between the intervention and control group, and exposure-response analyses to identify associations between household air pollutants and fetal size. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02944682). FINDINGS Between May 7, 2018, and Feb 29, 2020, we randomly assigned 3200 pregnant women (1593 to the intervention group and 1607 to the control group). The mean gestational age was 14·5 (SD 3·0) weeks and mean maternal age was 25·6 (4·5) years. We obtained ultrasound assessments in 3147 (98·3%) women at baseline, 3052 (95·4%) women at the first pregnancy visit, and 2962 (92·6%) at the second pregnancy visit, through to Aug 25, 2020. Intervention adherence was high (the median proportion of days with biomass stove use was 0·0%, IQR 0·0-1·6) and pregnant women in the intervention group had lower mean exposures to particulate matter with a diameter less than 2·5 μm (PM2·5; 35·0 [SD 37·2] μg/m3vs 103·3 [97·9] μg/m3) than did women in the control group. We did not find differences in averaged post-randomisation Z scores for head circumference (0·30 vs 0·39; p=0·04), abdominal circumference (0·38 vs 0·39; p=0·99), femur length (0·44 vs 0·45; p=0·73), and estimated fetal weight or birthweight (-0·13 vs -0·12; p=0·70) between the intervention and control groups. Personal exposures to household air pollutants were not associated with fetal size. INTERPRETATION Although an LPG cooking intervention successfully reduced personal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, it did not affect fetal size. Our findings do not support the use of unvented liquefied petroleum gas stoves as a strategy to increase fetal growth in settings were biomass fuels are used predominantly for cooking. FUNDING US National Institutes of Health and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. TRANSLATIONS For the Kinyarwanda, Spanish and Tamil translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.
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- William Checkley
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Latin American Center of Excellence on Climate Change and Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Biomedical Research Unit, Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Perú
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- ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
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- ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
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- ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
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- ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Global Program in Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Cardiovascular Imaging and Clinical Research Core Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging and Clinical Research Core Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Division of Healthcare Delivery Research, MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, USA; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
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Khazaeel K, Hussein HA, Ranjbar R, Tabandeh MR, Alahmed JAS. Modulatory effects of quercetin on histological changes, biochemical and oxidative stress of rat placenta induced by inhalation exposure to crude oil vapor. Reprod Toxicol 2024; 125:108560. [PMID: 38387710 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2024.108560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The inhalation exposure to crude oil vapor (COV) has been shown to have adverse effects on the placenta and fetal development. The modulatory effects of quercetin (QUE) as a natural phenolic compound with antioxidant properties are promising for the protection of placental structure. This study aimed to investigate the modulatory role of QUE in mitigating histopathological damage, oxidative stress, and biochemical alteration in the placenta of COV-exposed pregnant rats. Forty-eight pregnant rats were divided into eight groups (days 15 and 20) as follows: 1-2) Control groups, 3-4) COV groups, 5-6) COV+QUE groups, and 7-8) QUE-treated groups (50 mg/kg). The inhalation method was used to expose pregnant rats to COV, and QUE was administered orally. On the 15th and 20th days of gestation, placental tissue was analyzed using PAS and H&E staining and immunohistochemistry. The expression of the caspase-3 gene and oxidative stress biomarkers including TAC, CAT, MDA, GPx, and SOD were investigated in the placental tissue. The COV significantly decreased the weight, diameter, and thickness of the placenta as well as the thickness of the junctional zone and labyrinth and the number of trophoblast giant cells in 15- and 20-day-old placentas (P<0.05). Also, COV significantly increased placental expression of caspase-3 and the oxidative stress biomarkers (P<0.05). The administration of QUE along with exposure to COV reduced morphometric and histological alteration, oxidative stress, and caspase-3 expression (P<0.05). Our findings indicated that QUE in COV-exposed pregnant rats can prevent placental histopathological alternations by increasing the activity of the antioxidant system.
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- Kaveh Khazaeel
- Department of Basic Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran; Stem Cells and Transgenic Technology Research Center (STTRC), Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Stem Cells and Transgenic Technology Research Center (STTRC), Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran; Department of Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, Iraq
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Younger A, Ye W, Alkon A, Harknett K, Kirby MA, Elon L, Lovvorn AE, Wang J, Diaz-Artiga A, McCracken JP, Castañaza Gonzalez A, Alarcon LM, Mukeshimana A, Rosa G, Chiang M, Balakrishnan K, Garg SS, Pillarisetti A, Piedrahita R, Johnson MA, Craik R, Papageorghiou AT, Toenjes A, Williams KN, Underhill LJ, Hartinger SM, Nicolaou L, Chang HH, Naeher LP, Rosenthal J, Checkley W, Peel JL, Clasen TF, Thompson LM. Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove intervention on stillbirth, congenital anomalies and neonatal mortality: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network trial. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 345:123414. [PMID: 38286258 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
Abstract
Household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with solid fuels used during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial was a randomized controlled trial that assessed the impact of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove and fuel intervention on health in Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda. Here we investigated the effects of the LPG stove and fuel intervention on stillbirth, congenital anomalies and neonatal mortality and characterized exposure-response relationships between personal exposures to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), black carbon (BC) and carbon monoxide (CO) and these outcomes. Pregnant women (18 to <35 years of age; gestation confirmed by ultrasound at 9 to <20 weeks) were randomly assigned to intervention or control arms. We monitored these fetal and neonatal outcomes and personal exposure to PM2.5, BC and CO three times during pregnancy, we conducted intention-to-treat (ITT) and exposure-response (E-R) analyses to determine if the HAPIN intervention and corresponding HAP exposure was associated with the risk of fetal/neonatal outcomes. A total of 3200 women (mean age 25.4 ± 4.4 years, mean gestational age at randomization 15.4 ± 3.1 weeks) were included in this analysis. Relative risks for stillbirth, congenital anomaly and neonatal mortality were 0.99 (0.60, 1.66), 0.92 (95 % CI 0.52, 1.61), and 0.99 (0.54, 1.85), respectively, among women in the intervention arm compared to controls in an ITT analysis. Higher mean personal exposures to PM2.5, CO and BC during pregnancy were associated with a higher, but statistically non-significant, incidence of adverse outcomes. The LPG stove and fuel intervention did not reduce the risk of these outcomes nor did we find evidence supporting an association between personal exposures to HAP and stillbirth, congenital anomalies and neonatal mortality.
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- Ashley Younger
- School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Latin American Center of Excellence on Climate Change and Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, CA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, CA, USA; Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Enyew HD, Hailu AB, Mereta ST. Effect of a chimney-fitted improved stove on pregnancy outcomes in Northwest Ethiopia: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2024; 24:192. [PMID: 38475748 PMCID: PMC10936082 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06363-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Exposure to household air pollution during pregnancy has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Improved stove was implemented in Ethiopia to reduce this exposure and related health problems. However, the effects of improved stove interventions on pregnancy outcomes remains uncertain. METHOD Individually randomized stove replacement trial was conducted among 422 households in six low-income rural kebeles of Northwestern Ethiopia. Pregnant women without known health conditions were recruited at ≤ 24 weeks gestation and randomized to an intervention or control group with a 1:1 ratio. A baseline survey was collected and a balance test was done. Two-sided independent samples t-test for continuous outcomes and chi-square for categorical variables were used to compare the effect of the intervention between the groups. Mean differences with 95% CIs were calculated and a p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULT In this study, the mean birth weight was 3065 g (SD = 453) among the intervention group and not statistically different from 2995 g (SD = 541) of control group. After adjusting for covariates, infants born from intervention group weighed 55 g more [95% CI: - 43 to 170) than infants born from the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.274). The respective percentages for low birth weight were 8% and 10.3% for intervention and control groups respectively (P = 0.346). However, the average gestational age at delivery was higher among improved stove users (38 weeks (SD = 8.2) compared to control groups 36.5 weeks (SD = 9.6) with statistically significant difference at 0.91 weeks (95% CI: 0.52 to 1.30 weeks, p < 0.001). The corresponding difference in risk ratio for preterm birth is 0.94 (95% CI:0.92 to 0.97; p < 0.001). The percentages for maternal complications, stillbirth, and miscarriage in the intervention group were not statistically different from the control group. CONCLUSIONS While the increase in average birth weight among babies born to mothers using improved stoves was not statistically significant, babies had a longer gestational age on average, offering valuable health benefits. However, the study didn't find a significant impact on other pregnancy outcomes like stillbirth, miscarriage, or maternal complications. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered at the Pan African Clinical Trial Registry website under the code PACTR202111534227089, ( https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/ (Identifier). The first trial registration date was (11/11/2021).
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- Habtamu Demelash Enyew
- College of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
- Institution of Health, Department of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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- Institution of Health, Department of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Institution of Health, Department of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Li C, Xia Y, Wang L. Household unclean fuel use, indoor pollution and self-rated health: risk assessment of environmental pollution caused by energy poverty from a public health perspective. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:18030-18053. [PMID: 37217815 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27676-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The lack of access to clean energy remains one of the major challenges in the global energy sector. Access to clean, sustainable and affordable energy, outlined in the seventh Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 7) of the United Nations, plays a crucial role in advancing health (SDG 3), as unclean cooking energy may endanger people's health by causing air pollution. However, due to endogeneity problems such as reverse causality, the health consequences of environmental pollution caused by unclean fuel usage are difficult to be scientifically and accurately evaluated. This paper aims to systematically assess the health cost of unclean fuel usage based on tackling endogeneity, using the data from Chinese General Social Survey. The ordinary least squares model, ordered regression methods, instrumental variable approach, penalized machine learning methods, placebo test, and mediation models are applied in this research. Analytical results demonstrate that households' unclean fuel use significantly damages people's health. Specifically, the use of dirty fuel leads to an average of about a one-standard-deviation decline in self-rated health, demonstrating its notable negative effect. The findings are robust to a series of robustness and endogeneity tests. The impact mechanism is that unclean fuel usage reduces people's self-rated health through increasing indoor pollution. Meanwhile, the negative effect of dirty fuel use on health has significant heterogeneity among different subgroups. The consequences are more prominent for the vulnerable groups who are female, younger, living in rural areas and older buildings, with lower socio-economic status and uncovered by social security. Therefore, necessary measures should be taken to improve energy infrastructure to make clean cooking energy more affordable and accessible as well as to enhance people's health. Besides, more attention should be paid to the energy needs of the above specific vulnerable groups faced with energy poverty.
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- Chao Li
- Business School, Shandong University, No. 180 Wenhuaxi Road, Weihai, 264209, China.
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- HSBC Business School, Peking University, Shenzhen, China
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- Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
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Mulat E, Tamiru D, Abate KH. Impact of indoor Air Pollution on the Linear growth of children in Jimma, Ethiopia. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:488. [PMID: 38365615 PMCID: PMC10870508 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17975-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Stunting in children is the term for reduced linear growth and development, which is frequently brought on by a persistently inadequate diet, recurrent infections and chronic diseases or poor health conditions. Apart from the classic covariates of stunting, which include diet and illness, the relative contribution of household air pollution to chronic nutrition conditions is least studied. Hence, this study is conducted to investigate the impact of household air pollution on the linear growth of under-five children in Jimma town, Ethiopia. METHODS A prospective cohort study was employed to collect data from 280 under-five children who lived in households using solid fuel (exposed group, n = 140) and clean fuel (unexposed group, n = 140). Height-for-age Z scores were compared in both groups over a 12-month follow-up period. The difference in differences estimators were used for comparison of changes in the height-for-age Z scores from baseline to end line in exposed and non-exposed groups. The independent effect of the use of solid fuels on height-for-age Z scores was analyzed through a multivariable linear regression model. Statistical Significances were declared at P < 0.05 and 95% CI level. RESULTS In an unadjusted model (Model 1), compared with the clean fuel type, the mean difference in the height-for-age Z score of children in households using solid fuel was lower by 0.54 (-0.54, 95% CI -0.97, -0.12, P = 0.011). The beta coefficient remained negative after adjusting for age and sex (Model 2 -0.543, 95% CI -1.373, -0.563) and sociodemographic variables (Model 3: -0.543, 95% CI -1.362, -0.575). In the final model (Model 4), which adjusted for wealth quantile, dietary practice, water, sanitation and hygiene status and household food insecurity access scale, the beta coefficient held the same and significant (beta: -0.543, 95% CI -1.357, -0.579, P < 0.001). Higher HAZ scores were observed among female child (β: = 0.48, 95%CI: 0.28, 0.69), Child with father attended higher education (β: = 0.304 95%CI: 0.304, 95% CI 0.19, 0.41) as compared to male gender and those who did not attend a formal education, respectively. In contrast, child living in households with poor hygiene practices had lower HAZ score (β: -0.226, 95% CI: -0.449, -0.003), P < 0.001. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to indoor air pollution was inversely related to linear growth. Furthermore, sex, educational status and hygiene were found relevant predictors of linear growth. In such a setting, there is a need to step up efforts to design and implement public education campaigns regarding the health risks associated with exposure to household air pollution. Promoting improvements to kitchen ventilation and the use of improved cooking stoves, which will help to mitigate the detrimental effects of indoor air pollution on child growth impairment and its long-term effects.
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- Elias Mulat
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Afzal F, Das A, Chatterjee S. Drawing the Linkage Between Women's Reproductive Health, Climate Change, Natural Disaster, and Climate-driven Migration: Focusing on Low- and Middle-income Countries - A Systematic Overview. Indian J Community Med 2024; 49:28-38. [PMID: 38425973 PMCID: PMC10900460 DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_165_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Background One of the most important aspects of women's well-being and welfare is RSH (reproductive and sexual health). Reproductive health is not an exception to the threat that CCC (climate change and climate crisis) poses to numerous facets of public health. Firstly, the present review seeks to identify the influence of climatic changes, natural disasters, and climate-driven migration on RSH. Secondly, to identify knowledge gaps regarding the same. Material and Methods Two databases (Scopus and PubMed) were scanned using Boolean operation. The literature search aimed to find records pertaining to topics of RSH and climate change. Using the PRISMA-ScR method, records were screened and shortlisted based on established inclusion criteria. This literature search was carried out in November 2022. In the shortlisted records, preference for the comprehensive review articles was given. Results The present review is based on 38 records that collectively revealed that climate crisis and natural disasters have many negative impacts on female reproductive health. These effects are observed in different phases of life, ranging from teenage to menopause. The unique strength of the present review is that it draws a relationship between female reproductive health and the direct as well as indirect effects of the CCC. The available literature about LMICs is predominantly confined to drought, flood, and earthquake. Disasters like tsunamis, cyclones, and avalanches remain unexplored. Conclusion From the available literature, it is quite evident that CCC has an adverse effect on a woman's reproductive life as well as a bearing on future generations' health. Filling these knowledge gaps is pivotal for designing more effective disaster and health policies. Policymakers should take into consideration these detrimental effects while designing health schemes and policies for females.
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- Fahad Afzal
- Institute of Health Management Research, IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Institute of Health Management Research, IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Amegah AK. New estimates of preterm birth: data gaps and quality issues linger. Lancet 2023; 402:1215-1217. [PMID: 37805200 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01359-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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- A Kofi Amegah
- Public Health Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana.
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Hoirisch-Clapauch S. Silicone breast implants may contribute to early-onset fetal growth restriction. Clin Rheumatol 2023; 42:2445-2452. [PMID: 37271772 PMCID: PMC10239713 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-023-06650-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION There are many studies showing that silicone breast implants may affect lactation, but few analyzed whether these implants affect placentation. We observed that many mothers with growth-restricted pregnancies had inflammatory conditions, such as silicone breast implants or giardiasis. METHODS This single-center cohort study assessed the prevalence of inflammatory conditions in normotensive growth-restricted singleton pregnancies. Next, we stratified the patients according to the presence or absence of silicone breast implants, to determine whether these implants influence fetal growth restriction onset or severity. RESULTS Twelve (32%) of the 38 participants underwent cosmetic breast augmentation 4-18 years before pregnancy. Half of the patients with and 38% without silicone breast implants had giardiasis. Half of the mothers with and 35% without silicone breast implants had autoantibodies. Silicone breast implants were associated with a 70% increased risk of fetal growth restriction before 32 weeks' gestation (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-2.5). Fetal growth restriction was diagnosed significantly earlier in mothers with than in those without silicone breast implants, respectively at 27 (95% CI, 25-30) and 30 weeks' gestation (95% CI, 29-32). Silicone breast implants also tripled the risk of fetuses being below the third percentile, but the difference was not significant. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that the association of inflammatory conditions, such as silicone breast implants, giardiasis, and autoantibodies may contribute to placental insufficiency. Silicone breast implants older than four years increased the risk of early-onset fetal growth restriction. Studies with large samples are needed to validate our findings and define whether silicone-related fetal growth restriction should be included in autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) criteria. Key Points • Fetal growth restriction (FGR), responsible for 30% of stillbirths, is the most common cause of prematurity and intrapartum asphyxia. • In this study, including 38 mothers with normotensive FGR, all participants had 2-4 inflammatory conditions, such as giardiasis, sinusitis, candidiasis, dysbiosis, extreme fear or autoantibodies. • Silicone breast implants were associated with a 70% increased risk of fetal growth restriction before 32 weeks' gestation. • FGR was diagnosed at 27 weeks' gestation (95% CI, 25-30) in mothers with and at 30 weeks' gestation (95% CI, 29-32) in mothers without silicone breast implants.
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Habtamu D, Abebe B, Seid T. Health risk perceptions of household air pollution and perceived benefits of improved stoves among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia: a mixed method study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e072328. [PMID: 37648392 PMCID: PMC10471873 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Since community perceptions of the risk of biomass smoke and the benefits of improved stoves play a critical role in behaviour change to the uptake and sustainable utilisation of improved stoves, we aimed to assess the level of health risk perception on kitchen smoke and benefits of using improved stoves among pregnant women. DESIGN A community-based cross-sectional mixed method study. SETTING In six kebeles of a low-income rural community of South Gondar Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia. PARTICIPANTS All 455 households with pregnant women aged 18-38 years, in their first-trimester or second-trimester gestation, exclusively use traditional biomass-fuelled or locally modified mud stoves, and the primary cook in her household were included. But completed data were obtained only from 422 households. RESULT From 422 completed data, more than half, 63% (95% CI 58% to 68%) had high-level health risk perception of household air pollution, and nearly three-fourths, 74% (95% CI 70% to 79%) of the respondents perceived that using improved stove had benefits for their families. Participants in the 32-38 years age group, rich in asset index, presence of under-five children, being a member of any women group and large family size were positively associated with high-level health risk perception. Whereas respondents in the 18-24 years age group, presence of under-five children, husbands of primary or higher education, high health risk perception and not happy with the current stove were positively associated with perceived benefits of using an improved stove. CONCLUSION The observed level of health risk perception of biomass smoke and the benefits of using improved stoves may help to adopt effective intervention measures. This study also suggests that for successful intervention, clean cooking programmes and policies must consider many local factors influencing health risk perception and benefits of using improved stoves. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTR202111534227089.
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- Department of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Jimma University College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Jimma University College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Younger A, Alkon A, Harknett K, Kirby MA, Elon L, Lovvorn AE, Wang J, Ye W, Diaz-Artiga A, McCracken JP, Castañaza Gonzalez A, Monroy Alarcon L, Mukeshimana A, Rosa G, Chiang M, Balakrishnan K, Garg SS, Pillarisetti A, Piedrahita R, Johnson M, Craik R, Papageorghiou AT, Toenjes A, Quinn A, Williams KN, Underhill L, Chang HH, Naeher LP, Rosenthal J, Checkley W, Peel JL, Clasen TF, Thompson LM. Effects of a LPG stove and fuel intervention on adverse maternal outcomes: A multi-country randomized controlled trial conducted by the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN). ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 178:108059. [PMID: 37413928 PMCID: PMC10445187 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Household air pollution from solid cooking fuel use during gestation has been associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial was a randomized controlled trial of free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stoves and fuel in Guatemala, Peru, India, and Rwanda. A primary outcome of the main trial was to report the effects of the intervention on infant birth weight. Here we evaluate the effects of a LPG stove and fuel intervention during pregnancy on spontaneous abortion, postpartum hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and maternal mortality compared to women who continued to use solid cooking fuels. Pregnant women (18-34 years of age; gestation confirmed by ultrasound at 9-19 weeks) were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 1593) or control (n = 1607) arm. Intention-to-treat analyses compared outcomes between the two arms using log-binomial models. Among the 3195 pregnant women in the study, there were 10 spontaneous abortions (7 intervention, 3 control), 93 hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (47 intervention, 46 control), 11 post postpartum hemorrhage (5 intervention, 6 control) and 4 maternal deaths (3 intervention, 1 control). Compared to the control arm, the relative risk of spontaneous abortion among women randomized to the intervention was 2.32 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.60, 8.96), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 1.02 (95% CI: 0.68, 1.52), postpartum hemorrhage 0.83 (95% CI: 0.25, 2.71) and 2.98 (95% CI: 0.31, 28.66) for maternal mortality. In this study, we found that adverse maternal outcomes did not differ based on randomized stove type across four country research sites.
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- Ashley Younger
- School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Demelash Enyew H, Bogale BG, Hailu AB, Mereta ST. Environmental exposures and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0288240. [PMID: 37437038 PMCID: PMC10337917 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Maternal exposures to environmental hazards during pregnancy are key determinants of birth outcomes that affect health, cognitive and economic status later in life. In Ethiopia, various epidemiological evidences have suggested associations between environmental exposures such as household air pollution, cigarette smoking, and pesticide exposure and pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight, preterm birth, and birth defects. OBJECTIVE This review aimed at generating summarized evidence on the association between maternal exposure to environmental factors (household air pollution, cigarette smoking, and pesticide) and pregnancy outcomes (birth weight, preterm birth, and birth defects) in Ethiopia. METHOD A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library databases. All observational study designs were eligible for inclusion in the review. Quality assessment was conducted using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) quality assessment tools adopted for case-control and cross-sectional studies. The random-effects model was applied in computing the pooled estimates and their corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI). Funnel and Doi plots were used for detecting the potential publication bias. All statistical analyses were performed using comprehensive meta-analysis (CMA 2.0) and MetaXL version 5.3 software. RESULT The pooled estimates revealed that prenatal biomass fuel use increased the risk of giving a low birth weight baby by twofold (OR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.33-3.31), and has no separate kitchen increases the risk of having low birth weight baby nearly by two and half times (OR = 2.48, 95% CI: 1.25-4.92). Overall, using biomass fuel as the main energy source for cooking and /or having no separate kitchen from the main house is 2.37 times more likely to give low birth weight babies (OR = 2.37, 95% CI: 1.58-3.53). Active cigarette smoker women were 4 times (OR = 4.11, 95% CI: 2.82-5.89) more prone to have low birth weight babies than nonsmokers; and passive smoker women were 2.6 times (OR = 2.63, 95% CI: 1.09-6.35) more risked to give low birth weight babies. It was also estimated that active cigarette smoker women were nearly 4 times (OR = 3.90, 95% CI: 2.36-6.45) more likely to give preterm birth babies. Pesticide exposure during pregnancy also increases the risk of the birth defect 4 times (OR = 4.44, 95% CI: 2.61-7.57) compared with non-exposed pregnant women. CONCLUSION Household air pollution from biomass fuel use, active and passive cigarette smoking, and pesticide exposures are significantly associated environmental risk factors for low birth weight, preterm birth, and birth defects in Ethiopia. Therefore, Pregnant and lactating women should be aware of these environmental hazards during pregnancy. Promoting clean energy and improved and efficient stoves at the household level will help to reduce household air pollution-related adverse health effects. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO 2022: CRD42022337140.
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- Habtamu Demelash Enyew
- Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
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- Department of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Jimma University Institution of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Jimma University Institution of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Näsänen-Gilmore PK, Koivu AM, Hunter PJ, Muthiani Y, Pörtfors P, Heimonen O, Kajander V, Ashorn P, Ashorn U. A modular systematic review of antenatal interventions targeting modifiable environmental exposures in improving low birth weight. Am J Clin Nutr 2023; 117 Suppl 2:S160-S169. [PMID: 37331762 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2022.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Low birth weight (LBW) increases the risk of short- and long-term morbidity and mortality from early life to adulthood. Despite research effort to improve birth outcomes the progress has been slow. OBJECTIVE This systematic search and review of English language scientific literature on clinical trials aimed to compare the efficacy antenatal interventions to reduce environmental exposures including a reduction of toxins exposure, and improving sanitation, hygiene, and health-seeking behaviors, which target pregnant women to improve birth outcomes. METHODS We performed eight systematic searches in MEDLINE (OvidSP), Embase (OvidSP), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Wiley Cochrane Library), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Wiley Cochrane Library), CINAHL Complete (EbscoHOST) between 17 March 2020 and 26 May 2020. RESULTS Four documents identified describe interventions to reduce indoor air pollution: two randomised controlled trials (RCTs), one systematic review and meta-analysis (SRMA) on preventative antihelminth treatment and one RCT on antenatal counselling against unnecessary caesarean section. Based on the published literature, interventions to reduce indoor air pollution (LBW: RR: 0.90 [0.56, 1.44], PTB: OR: 2.37 [1.11, 5.07]) or preventative antihelminth treatment (LBW: RR: 1.00 [0.79, 1.27], PTB: RR: 0.88 [0.43, 1.78]) are not likely to reduce the risk of LBW or Preterm birth (PTB). Data is insufficient on antenatal counselling against caesarian-sections. For other interventions, there is lack of published research data from RCTs. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that there is a paucity of evidence from RCT on interventions that modify environmental risk factors during pregnancy to potentially improve birth outcomes. Magic bullets approach might not work and that it would be important to study the effect of the broader interventions, particularly in LMIC settings. Global interdisciplinary action to reduce harmful environmental exposures, is likely to help to reach global targets for LBW reduction and sustainably improve long-term population health.
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- Pieta K Näsänen-Gilmore
- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, FI-00271, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, FI-00271, Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; Department of Paediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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Koivu AM, Haapaniemi T, Askari S, Bhandari N, Black RE, Chico RM, Dewey KG, Duggan CP, Klein N, Kumar S, Lawn JE, Manji K, Näsänen-Gilmore PK, Salasibew M, Semrau KEA, Ashorn U, Ashorn P. What more can be done? Prioritizing the most promising antenatal interventions to improve birth weight. Am J Clin Nutr 2023; 117 Suppl 2:S107-S117. [PMID: 37331758 PMCID: PMC10447483 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2022.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Low birth weight (LBW) is associated with neonatal mortality and sequelae of lifelong health problems; prioritizing the most promising antenatal interventions may guide resource allocation and improve health outcomes. OBJECTIVE We sought to identify the most promising interventions that are not yet included in the policy recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) but could complement antenatal care and reduce the prevalence of LBW and related adverse birth outcomes in low- and middle-income settings. METHODS We utilized an adapted Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) prioritization method. RESULTS In addition to procedures already recommended by WHO for the prevention of LBW, we identified six promising antenatal interventions that are not currently recommended by WHO with an indication for LBW prevention, namely: (1) provision of multiple micronutrients; (2) low-dose aspirin; (3) high-dose calcium; (4) prophylactic cervical cerclage; (5) psychosocial support for smoking cessation; and (6) other psychosocial support for targeted populations and settings. We also identified seven interventions for further implementation research and six interventions for efficacy research. CONCLUSION These promising interventions, coupled with increasing coverage of currently recommended antenatal care, could accelerate progress toward the global target of a 30% reduction in the number of LBW infants born in 2025 compared to 2006-10.
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- Annariina M Koivu
- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Children's Investment Fund Foundation, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies, New Delhi, India
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Nutrition and Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Center for Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health (MARCH) Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Center for Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; Department of Paediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Kumar P, Singh AB, Arora T, Singh S, Singh R. Critical review on emerging health effects associated with the indoor air quality and its sustainable management. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 872:162163. [PMID: 36781134 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Indoor air quality (IAQ) is one of the fundamental elements affecting people's health and well-being. Currently, there is a lack of awareness among people about the quantification, identification, and possible health effects of IAQ. Airborne pollutants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrous oxide (NO), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) microbial spores, pollen, allergens, etc. primarily contribute to IAQ deterioration. This review discusses the sources of major indoor air pollutants, molecular toxicity mechanisms, and their effects on cardiovascular, ocular, neurological, women, and foetal health. Additionally, contemporary strategies and sustainable methods for regulating and reducing pollutant concentrations are emphasized, and current initiatives to address and enhance IAQ are explored, along with their unique advantages and potentials. Due to their longer exposure times and particular physical characteristics, women and children are more at risk for poor indoor air quality. By triggering many toxicity mechanisms, including oxidative stress, DNA methylation, epigenetic modifications, and gene activation, indoor air pollution can cause a range of health issues. Low birth weight, acute lower respiratory tract infections, Sick building syndromes (SBS), and early death are more prevalent in exposed residents. On the other hand, the main causes of incapacity and early mortality are lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular disorders. It's crucial to acknowledge anticipated research needs and implemented efficient interventions and policies to lower health hazards.
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- Pradeep Kumar
- Department of Environmental Studies, Satyawati College, University of Delhi, Delhi 52, India
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- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Mall Road Campus, Delhi 07, India
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- Division of Reproductive Biology, Maternal and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad 121001, India; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Satyawati College, University of Delhi, Delhi 52, India; Department of Environmental Science, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi 110025, India.
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Hunter PJ, Awoyemi T, Ayede AI, Chico RM, David AL, Dewey KG, Duggan CP, Gravett M, Prendergast AJ, Ramakrishnan U, Ashorn P, Klein N. Biological and pathological mechanisms leading to the birth of a small vulnerable newborn. Lancet 2023; 401:1720-1732. [PMID: 37167990 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00573-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The pathway to a thriving newborn begins before conception and continues in utero with a healthy placenta and the right balance of nutrients and growth factors that are timed and sequenced alongside hormonal suppression of labour until a mature infant is ready for birth. Optimal nutrition that includes adequate quantities of quality protein, energy, essential fats, and an extensive range of vitamins and minerals not only supports fetal growth but could also prevent preterm birth by supporting the immune system and alleviating oxidative stress. Infection, illness, undernourishment, and harmful environmental exposures can alter this trajectory leading to an infant who is too small due to either poor growth during pregnancy or preterm birth. Systemic inflammation suppresses fetal growth by interfering with growth hormone and its regulation of insulin-like growth factors. Evidence supports the prevention and treatment of several maternal infections during pregnancy to improve newborn health. However, microbes, such as Ureaplasma species, which are able to ascend the cervix and cause membrane rupture and chorioamnionitis, require new strategies for detection and treatment. The surge in fetal cortisol late in pregnancy is essential to parturition at the right time, but acute or chronically high maternal cortisol levels caused by psychological or physical stress could also trigger labour onset prematurely. In every pathway to the small vulnerable newborn, there is a possibility to modify the course of pregnancy by supporting improved nutrition, protection against infection, holistic maternal wellness, and healthy environments.
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- Patricia J Hunter
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; Zvitambo Institute for Maternal & Child Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Center for Child, Adolescent, and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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Downward GS, Vermeulen R. Ambient Air Pollution and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in an Analysis of Asian Cohorts. Res Rep Health Eff Inst 2023; 2016:1-53. [PMID: 37424069 PMCID: PMC7266370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Much of what is currently known about the adverse effects of ambient air pollution comes from studies conducted in high-income regions, with relatively low air pollution levels. The aim of the current project is to examine the relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution (as predicted from satellite-based models) and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in several Asian cohorts. METHODS Cohorts were recruited from the Asia Cohort Consortium (ACC). The geocoded residences of participants were assigned levels of ambient particulate material with aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) utilizing global satellite-derived models and assigned for the year of enrollment (or closest available year). The association between ambient exposure and mortality was established with Cox proportional hazard models, after adjustment for common confounders. Both single- and two-pollutant models were generated. Model robustness was evaluated, and hazard ratios were calculated for each cohort separately and combined via random effect meta-analysis for pooled risk estimates. RESULTS Six cohort studies from the ACC participated: the Community-based Cancer Screening Program (CBCSCP, Taiwan), the Golestan Cohort Study (Iran), the Health Effects for Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS, Bangladesh), the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC), the Korean Multi-center Cancer Cohort Study (KMCC), and the Mumbai Cohort Study (MCS, India). The cohorts represented over 340,000 participants. Mean exposures to PM2.5 ranged from 8 to 58 μg/m3. Mean exposures to NO2 ranged from 7 to 23 ppb. For PM2.5, a positive, borderline nonsignificant relationship was observed between PM2.5 and cardiovascular mortality. Other relationships with PM2.5 tended toward the null in meta-analysis. For NO2, an overall positive relationship was observed between exposure to NO2 and all cancers and lung cancer. A borderline association between NO2 and nonmalignant lung disease was also observed. The findings within individual cohorts remained consistent across a variety of subgroups and alternative analyses, including two-pollutant models. CONCLUSIONS In a pooled examination of cohort studies across Asia, ambient PM2.5 exposure appears to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and ambient NO2 exposure is associated with an increased cancer (and lung cancer) mortality. This project has shown that satellite-derived models of pollution can be used in examinations of mortality risk in areas with either incomplete or missing air pollution monitoring.
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- G S Downward
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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Balakrishnan K, Steenland K, Clasen T, Chang H, Johnson M, Pillarisetti A, Ye W, Naeher LP, Diaz-Artiga A, McCracken JP, Thompson LM, Rosa G, Kirby MA, Thangavel G, Sambandam S, Mukhopadhyay K, Puttaswamy N, Aravindalochanan V, Garg S, Ndagijimana F, Hartinger S, Underhill LJ, Kearns KA, Campbell D, Kremer J, Waller L, Jabbarzadeh S, Wang J, Chen Y, Rosenthal J, Quinn A, Papageorghiou AT, Ramakrishnan U, Howards PP, Checkley W, Peel JL. Exposure-response relationships for personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2·5), carbon monoxide, and black carbon and birthweight: an observational analysis of the multicountry Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial. Lancet Planet Health 2023; 7:e387-e396. [PMID: 37164515 PMCID: PMC10186177 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00052-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND 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. METHODS The HAPIN trial recruited pregnant women (9-<20 weeks of gestation) in rural Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda and randomly allocated them to receive a liquefied petroleum gas stove or not (ie, and continue to use biomass fuel). The primary outcomes were birthweight, length-for-age, severe pneumonia, and maternal systolic blood pressure. In this exposure-response subanalysis, we measured 24-h personal exposures to PM2·5, carbon monoxide, and black carbon once pre-intervention (baseline) and twice post-intervention (at 24-28 weeks and 32-36 weeks of gestation), as well as birthweight within 24 h of birth. We examined the relationship between the average prenatal exposure and birthweight or weight-for-gestational age Z scores using multivariate-regression models, controlling for the mother's age, nulliparity, diet diversity, food insecurity, BMI, the mother's education, neonate sex, haemoglobin, second-hand smoke, and geographical indicator for randomisation strata. FINDINGS Between March, 2018, and February, 2020, 3200 pregnant women were recruited. An interquartile increase in the average prenatal exposure to PM2·5 (74·5 μg/m3) was associated with a reduction in birthweight and gestational age Z scores (birthweight: -14·8 g [95% CI -28·7 to -0·8]; gestational age Z scores: -0·03 [-0·06 to 0·00]), as was an interquartile increase in black carbon (7·3 μg/m3; -21·9 g [-37·7 to -6·1]; -0·05 [-0·08 to -0·01]). Carbon monoxide exposure was not associated with these outcomes (1·7; -3·1 [-12·1 to 5·8]; -0·003 [-0·023 to 0·017]). INTERPRETATION Continuing efforts are needed to reduce HAP exposure alongside other drivers of low birthweight in low-income and middle-income countries. FUNDING US National Institutes of Health (1UM1HL134590) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1131279).
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- Kalpana Balakrishnan
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India.
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Rollins School of Public Health and Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai, India
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine and Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine and Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Baumgartner J, Rodriguez J, Berkhout F, Doyle Y, Ezzati M, Owusu G, Quayyum Z, Solomon B, Winters M, Adamkiewicz G, Robinson BE. Synthesizing the links between secure housing tenure and health for more equitable cities. Wellcome Open Res 2023; 7:18. [PMID: 37654603 PMCID: PMC10466000 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17244.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Millions of households in rich and poor countries alike are at risk of being unwilfully displaced from their homes or the land on which they live (i.e., lack secure tenure), and the urban poor are most vulnerable. Improving housing tenure security may be an intervention to improve housing and environmental conditions and reduce urban health inequalities. Building on stakeholder workshops and a narrative review of the literature, we developed a conceptual model that infers the mechanisms through which more secure housing tenure can improve housing, environmental quality, and health. Empirical studies show that more secure urban housing tenure can boost economic mobility, improve housing and environmental conditions including reduced exposure to pollution, create safer and more resourced communities, and improve physical and mental health. These links are shared across tenure renters and owners and different economic settings. Broader support is needed for context-appropriate policies and actions to improve tenure security as a catalyst for cultivating healthier homes and neighbourhoods and reducing urban health inequalities in cities.
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- Jill Baumgartner
- Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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- Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
- Centre for Urban Management Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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- Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, King’s College London, London, UK
- Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Montuori P, Gioia M, Sorrentino M, Di Duca F, Pennino F, Messineo G, Maccauro ML, Riello S, Trama U, Triassi M, Nardone A. Determinants Analysis Regarding Household Chemical Indoor Pollution. TOXICS 2023; 11:264. [PMID: 36977029 PMCID: PMC10059753 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11030264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Indoor household pollution is not yet sufficiently studied in the general population. Over 4 million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution in households. This study aimed to propose quantitative data research through the administration of a KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices) Survey Questionnaire. This cross-sectional study administered questionnaires to adults from the metropolitan city of Naples (Italy). Three Multiple Linear Regression Analyses (MLRA) were developed, including Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior regarding household chemical air pollution and the related risks. One thousand six hundred seventy subjects received a questionnaire to be filled out and collected anonymously. The mean age of the sample was 44.68 years, ranging from 21-78 years. Most of the people interviewed (76.13%) had good attitudes toward house cleaning, and 56.69% stated paying attention to cleaning products. Results of the regression analysis indicated that positive attitudes were significantly higher among subjects who graduated, with older age, male and non-smokers, but they were correlated with lower knowledge. In conclusion, a behavioral and attitudinal program targeted those with knowledge, such as younger subjects with high educational levels, but do not engage in correct practices towards household indoor chemical pollution.
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- Paolo Montuori
- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- General Directorate of Health, Campania Region, Centro Direzionale Is. C3, 80143 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini n° 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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Luo M, Liu T, Ma C, Fang J, Zhao Z, Wen Y, Xia Y, Zhao Y, Ji C. Household polluting cooking fuels and adverse birth outcomes: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Public Health 2023; 11:978556. [PMID: 36935726 PMCID: PMC10020710 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.978556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Background and aim The current study aimed to clarify the association between household polluting cooking fuels and adverse birth outcomes using previously published articles. Methods In this systematic review and meta-analysis, a systematic literature search in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were undertaken for relevant studies that had been published from inception to 16 January 2023. We calculated the overall odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for adverse birth outcomes [low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA), stillbirth, and preterm birth (PTB)] associated with polluting cooking fuels (biomass, coal, and kerosene). Subgroup analysis and meta-regression were also conducted. Results We included 16 cross-sectional, five case-control, and 11 cohort studies in the review. Polluting cooking fuels were found to be associated with LBW (OR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.24, 1.52), SGA (OR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.13, 1.94), stillbirth (OR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.23, 1.55), and PTB (OR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.19, 1.36). The results of most of the subgroup analyses were consistent with the main results. In the meta-regression of LBW, study design (cohort study: P < 0.01; cross-sectional study: P < 0.01) and sample size (≥ 1000: P < 0.01) were the covariates associated with heterogeneity. Cooking fuel types (mixed fuel: P < 0.05) were the potentially heterogeneous source in the SGA analysis. Conclusion The use of household polluting cooking fuels could be associated with LBW, SGA, stillbirth, and PTB. The limited literature, observational study design, exposure and outcome assessment, and residual confounding suggest that further strong epidemiological evidence with improved and standardized data was required to assess health risks from particular fuels and technologies utilized.
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- Mengrui Luo
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- *Correspondence: Yuhong Zhao
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Chao Ji
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Clarke K, Rivas AC, Milletich S, Sabo-Attwood T, Coker ES. Prenatal Exposure to Ambient PM 2.5 and Early Childhood Growth Impairment Risk in East Africa. TOXICS 2022; 10:705. [PMID: 36422914 PMCID: PMC9699051 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10110705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Height for age is an important and widely used population-level indicator of children's health. Morbidity trends show that stunting in young children is a significant public health concern. Recent studies point to environmental factors as an understudied area of child growth failure in Africa. Data on child measurements of height-for-age and confounders were obtained from fifteen waves of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for six countries in East Africa. Monthly ambient PM2.5 concentration data was retrieved from the Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group (ACAG) global surface PM2.5 estimates and spatially integrated with DHS data. Generalized additive models with linear and logistic regression were used to estimate the exposure-response relationship between prenatal PM2.5 and height-for-age and stunting among children under five in East Africa (EA). Fully adjusted models showed that for each 10 µg/m3 increase in PM2.5 concentration there is a 0.069 (CI: 0.097, 0.041) standard deviation decrease in height-for-age and 9% higher odds of being stunted. Our study identified ambient PM2.5 as an environmental risk factor for lower height-for-age among young children in EA. This underscores the need to address emissions of harmful air pollutants in EA as adverse health effects are attributable to ambient PM2.5 air pollution.
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Clasen TF, Chang HH, Thompson LM, Kirby MA, Balakrishnan K, Díaz-Artiga A, McCracken JP, Rosa G, Steenland K, Younger A, Aravindalochanan V, Barr DB, Castañaza A, Chen Y, Chiang M, Clark ML, Garg S, Hartinger S, Jabbarzadeh S, Johnson MA, Kim DY, Lovvorn AE, McCollum ED, Monroy L, Moulton LH, Mukeshimana A, Mukhopadhyay K, Naeher LP, Ndagijimana F, Papageorghiou A, Piedrahita R, Pillarisetti A, Puttaswamy N, Quinn A, Ramakrishnan U, Sambandam S, Sinharoy SS, Thangavel G, Underhill LJ, Waller LA, Wang J, Williams KN, Rosenthal JP, Checkley W, Peel JL. Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight. N Engl J Med 2022; 387:1735-1746. [PMID: 36214599 PMCID: PMC9710426 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2206734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exposure during pregnancy to household air pollution caused by the burning of solid biomass fuel is associated with adverse health outcomes, including low birth weight. Whether the replacement of a biomass cookstove with a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstove would result in an increase in birth weight is unclear. METHODS We performed a randomized, controlled trial involving pregnant women (18 to <35 years of age and at 9 to <20 weeks' gestation as confirmed on ultrasonography) in Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda. The women were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to use a free LPG cookstove and fuel (intervention group) or to continue using a biomass cookstove (control group). Birth weight, one of four prespecified primary outcomes, was the primary outcome for this report; data for the other three outcomes are not yet available. Birth weight was measured within 24 hours after birth. In addition, 24-hour personal exposures to fine particulate matter (particles with a diameter of ≤2.5 μm [PM2.5]), black carbon, and carbon monoxide were measured at baseline and twice during pregnancy. RESULTS A total of 3200 women underwent randomization; 1593 were assigned to the intervention group, and 1607 to the control group. Uptake of the intervention was nearly complete, with traditional biomass cookstoves being used at a median rate of less than 1 day per month. After randomization, the median 24-hour personal exposure to fine particulate matter was 23.9 μg per cubic meter in the intervention group and 70.7 μg per cubic meter in the control group. Among 3061 live births, a valid birth weight was available for 94.9% of the infants born to women in the intervention group and for 92.7% of infants born to those in the control group. The mean (±SD) birth weight was 2921±474.3 g in the intervention group and 2898±467.9 g in the control group, for an adjusted mean difference of 19.6 g (95% confidence interval, -10.1 to 49.2). CONCLUSIONS The birth weight of infants did not differ significantly between those born to women who used LPG cookstoves and those born to women who used biomass cookstoves. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; HAPIN ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02944682.).
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- Thomas F Clasen
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Vigneswari Aravindalochanan
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Dana B Barr
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Adly Castañaza
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Yunyun Chen
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Marilú Chiang
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Maggie L Clark
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Sarada Garg
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Stella Hartinger
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Shirin Jabbarzadeh
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Michael A Johnson
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Dong-Yun Kim
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Amy E Lovvorn
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Eric D McCollum
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Libny Monroy
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Lawrence H Moulton
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Alexie Mukeshimana
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Luke P Naeher
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Florien Ndagijimana
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Aris Papageorghiou
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Ricardo Piedrahita
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Ajay Pillarisetti
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Naveen Puttaswamy
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Ashlinn Quinn
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Usha Ramakrishnan
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Sankar Sambandam
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Sheela S Sinharoy
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Gurusamy Thangavel
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Lindsay J Underhill
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Lance A Waller
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Jiantong Wang
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Kendra N Williams
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Joshua P Rosenthal
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - William Checkley
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
| | - Jennifer L Peel
- From Emory University, Atlanta (T.F.C., H.H.C., L.M.T., K.S., D.B.B., Y.C., S.J., A.E.L., U.R., S.S.S., L.A.W., J.W.), and the University of Georgia, Athens (J.P.M., L.P.N.) - both in Georgia; the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (M.A.K.); the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India (K.B., V.A., S.G., K.M., N.P., S.S., G.T.); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City (A.D.-A., A.C., L.M.); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (G.R.), and the University of Oxford, Oxford (A. Papageorghiou) - both in the United Kingdom; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (A.Y.), and the Berkeley Air Monitoring Group (M.A.J., R.P., A.Q.) and the University of California, Berkeley (A. Pillarisetti), Berkeley - all in California; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA (M.C.) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (S.H.) - both in Lima, Peru; Colorado State University, Fort Collins (M.L.C., J.L.P.); the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (D.-Y.K., J.P.R.), and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (E.D.M., L.H.M., K.N.W., W.C.) - both in Maryland; the Eagle Research Center, Kigali, Rwanda (A.M., F.N.); and Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (L.J.U.)
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Zhu K, Kawyn MN, Kordas K, Mu L, Yoo EH, Seibert R, Smith LE. Assessing exposure to household air pollution in children under five: A scoping review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 311:119917. [PMID: 35963391 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Understanding the differences in the approaches used to assess household air pollution (HAP) is crucial for evaluating HAP-related health effects and interpreting the effectiveness of stove-fuel interventions. Our review aims to understand how exposure to HAP from solid fuels was measured in epidemiological studies in children under five. We conducted a search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Global Health Library, Web of Science, and CINAHL to identify English-language research articles published between January 1, 2000 and April 30, 2022. Two researchers applied the inclusion and exclusion criteria independently. Study region, type of measurement, study design, health outcomes, and other key characteristics were extracted from each article and analyzed descriptively. Our search strategy yielded 2229 records, of which 185 articles were included. A large proportion was published between 2018 and 2022 (42.1%), applied a cross-sectional study design (47.6%), and took place in low- or lower middle-income countries. Most studies (130/185, 70.3%) assessed HAP using questionnaires/interviews, most frequently posing questions on cooking fuel type, followed by household ventilation and cooking location. Cooking frequency/duration and children's location while cooking was less commonly considered. About 28.6% (53/185) used monitors, but the application of personal portable samplers was limited (particulate matter [PM]: 12/40, 30.0%; carbon monoxide [CO]: 13/34, 38.2%). Few studies used biomarkers or modeling approaches to estimate HAP exposure among children under five. More studies that report household and behavioral characteristics and children's location while cooking, apply personal exposure samplers, and perform biomarker analysis are needed to advance our understandings of HAP exposure among infants and young children, who are particularly susceptible to HAP-related health effects.
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- Kexin Zhu
- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Geography, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Alam MB, Acharjee S, Mahmud SA, Tania JA, Ali Khan MM, Islam MS, Khan MN. Household air pollution from cooking fuels and its association with under-five mortality in Bangladesh. CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Krasevec J, Blencowe H, Coffey C, Okwaraji YB, Estevez D, Stevens GA, Ohuma EO, Conkle J, Gatica-Domínguez G, Bradley E, Muthamia BK, Dalmiya N, Lawn JE, Borghi E, Hayashi C. Study protocol for UNICEF and WHO estimates of global, regional, and national low birthweight prevalence for 2000 to 2020. Gates Open Res 2022; 6:80. [PMID: 37265999 PMCID: PMC10229761 DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13666.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 09/04/2023] Open
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Background Reducing low birthweight (LBW, weight at birth less than 2,500g) prevalence by at least 30% between 2012 and 2025 is a target endorsed by the World Health Assembly that can contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) by 2030. The 2019 LBW estimates indicated a global prevalence of 14.6% (20.5 million newborns) in 2015. We aim to develop updated LBW estimates at global, regional, and national levels for up to 202 countries for the period of 2000 to 2020. Methods Two types of sources for LBW data will be sought: national administrative data and population-based surveys. Administrative data will be searched for countries with a facility birth rate ≥80% and included when birthweight data account for ≥80% of UN estimated live births for that country and year. Surveys with birthweight data published since release of the 2019 edition of the LBW estimates will be adjusted using the standard methodology applied for the previous estimates. Risk of bias assessments will be undertaken. Covariates will be selected based on a conceptual framework of plausible associations with LBW, covariate time-series data quality, collinearity between covariates and correlations with LBW. National LBW prevalence will be estimated using a Bayesian multilevel-mixed regression model, then aggregated to derive regional and global estimates through population-weighted averages. Conclusion Whilst availability of LBW data has increased, especially with more facility births, gaps remain in the quantity and quality of data, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. Challenges include high percentages of missing data, lack of adherence to reporting standards, inaccurate measurement, and data heaping. Updated LBW estimates are important to highlight the global burden of LBW, track progress towards nutrition targets, and inform investments in programmes. Reliable, nationally representative data are key, alongside investments to improve the measurement and recording of an accurate birthweight for every baby.
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- Julia Krasevec
- Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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- Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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- Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Division of Data Analytics and Delivery for Impact, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1202, Switzerland
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- Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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- Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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- Programme Group, United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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- Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1202, Switzerland
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- Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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Kana MA, Shi M, Ahmed J, Ibrahim JM, Ashir AY, Abdullahi K, Bello-Manga H, Taingson M, Mohammed-Durosinlorun A, Shuaibu M, Tabari AM, London SJ. Biomass fuel use and birth weight among term births in Nigeria. PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 2:e0000419. [PMID: 36962417 PMCID: PMC10022098 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Despite the high burden of household air pollution from biomass fuel in sub-Saharan Africa, the association of prenatal biomass fuel exposure and birth weight as a continuous variable among term births has not been extensively studied. In this study, our primary aim is to estimate the association between biomass cooking fuel and birth weight among term births in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria. For replication, we also evaluated this association in a larger and nationally representative sample from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). Our primary analysis included 1,514 mother-child pairs recruited from Kaduna, in northwestern Nigeria, using the Child Electronic Growth Monitoring System (CEGROMS). Replication analysis was conducted using data from 6,975 mother-child pairs enrolled in 2018 Nigerian DHS. The outcome variable was birth weight, and the exposure was cooking fuel type, categorized in CEGROMS as liquefied petroleum gas, kerosene, or biomass fuel, and in the DHS as low pollution fuel, kerosene, or biomass fuel. We estimated covariate adjusted associations between birth weight and biomass fuel exposure in CEGROMS using linear regression and using linear mixed model in the DHS. In CEGROMS, adjusting for maternal age, education, parity, BMI at birth, and child sex, mothers exposed to biomass fuel gave birth to infants who were on average 113g lighter (95% CI -196 to -29), than those using liquified petroleum gas. In the 2018 Nigeria DHS data, compared to low pollution fuel users, mothers using biomass had infants weighing 50g (95% CI -103 to 2) lower at birth. Exposure to biomass cooking fuel was associated with lower birth weight in our study of term newborns in Kaduna, Nigeria. Data from the nationally representative DHS provide some support for these findings.
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- Musa Abubakar Kana
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Federal University of Lafia, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Best R, Malava J, Dube A, Katundu C, Kalobekamo F, Mortimer K, Gordon SB, Nyirenda M, Crampin A, McLean E. A secondary data analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial: improved cookstoves associated with reduction in incidence of low birthweight in rural Malawi. Int J Epidemiol 2022; 51:1803-1812. [PMID: 35653696 PMCID: PMC9749713 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In northern rural Malawi, the majority of households cook using open fires and there is also a high burden of adverse birth outcomes. The use of open fires or highly polluting cookstoves is associated with low birthweight in babies. There is mixed evidence on whether implementation of cleaner burning cookstoves reduces the number of babies born with low birthweight. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized control trial in Malawi, conducted over 2014-17. Households were randomized to receive improved cookstoves or to continue current practices. For this analysis, the primary outcome was low birthweight in households under routine demographic surveillance, among births occurring within the trial time frame (N = 4010). A subset of data with stricter exposure definitions respecting the original randomized allocation was also analysed (N = 1050). A causal, forwards modelling approach was used. RESULTS The main dataset showed evidence of effect of the intervention on low birthweight [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 0.69; 95% CI 0.48-0.99, n = 2788). The subset analysis lacked power to provide evidence of association between improved cookstoves and low birthweight in the stricter exposure definition (aOR 0.62; 95% CI 0.35-1.09, n = 932). CONCLUSIONS This study provides some evidence that an improved cookstove intervention in rural Malawi reduced the number of babies born with low birthweight by 30%. This direction of the effect was also seen in the subset analysis. The analysis suggests that the intervention reduced the number of infants born prematurely or with intra-uterine growth restriction, indicating that improved cookstoves could be a useful maternal health intervention.
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- Rebecca Best
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Karonga, Malawi
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- Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Karonga, Malawi
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- Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Karonga, Malawi
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK,Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Karonga, Malawi
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- Corresponding author. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. E-mail:
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Flanagan E, Oudin A, Walles J, Abera A, Mattisson K, Isaxon C, Malmqvist E. Ambient and indoor air pollution exposure and adverse birth outcomes in Adama, Ethiopia. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 164:107251. [PMID: 35533531 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Air pollution poses a threat to human health, with pregnant women and their developing fetuses being particularly vulnerable. A high dual burden of ambient and indoor air pollution exposure has been identified in Ethiopia, but studies investigating their effects on adverse birth outcomes are currently lacking. This study explores the association between ambient air pollution (NOX and NO2) and indoor air pollution (cooking fuel type) and fetal and neonatal death in Adama, Ethiopia. A prospective cohort of mothers and their babies was used, into which pregnant women were recruited at their first antenatal visit (n = 2085) from November 2015 to February 2018. Previously developed land-use regression models were utilized to assess ambient concentrations of NOX and NO2 at the residential address, whereas data on cooking fuel type was derived from questionnaires. Birth outcome data was obtained from self-reported questionnaire responses during the participant's postnatal visit or by phone if an in-person meeting was not possible. Binary logistic regression was employed to assess associations within the final study population (n = 1616) using both univariate and multivariate models; the latter of which adjusted for age, education, parity, and HIV status. Odds ratios (OR) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were reported. Within the cohort, 69 instances of fetal death (n = 16 miscarriages; n = 53 stillbirths) and 16 cases of neonatal death were identified. The findings suggest a tendency towards an association between ambient NOX and NO2 exposure during pregnancy and an increased risk of fetal death overall as well as stillbirth, specifically. However, statistical significance was not observed. Results for indoor air pollution and neonatal death were inconclusive. As limited evidence on the effects of exposure to ambient air pollution on adverse birth outcomes exists in Sub-Saharan Africa and Ethiopia, additional studies with larger study populations should be conducted.
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- Erin Flanagan
- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Clinical Infection Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Ethiopia Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology, Department of Design Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Pan D, Liu S, Huang D, Zeng X, Zhang Y, Pang Q, Wu H, Tan HJJ, Liang J, Sheng Y, Qiu X. Effects of household environmental exposure and ventilation in association with adverse birth outcomes: A prospective cohort study in rural China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 822:153519. [PMID: 35101501 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Prenatal exposure to outdoor air pollution have been associated with birth outcomes. However, there is limited evidence on the adverse effects of household indoor air pollution worldwide, much less in rural areas of China. This study aimed to explore the associations of household environmental factors (primary cooking fuel, housing renovation, and home ventilation) with four adverse birth outcomes (preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age (SGA), low birth weight (LBW), and term low birth weight (T-LBW)). We conducted a cohort study involving 10,324 pregnancies in women who delivered a live-born infant from 2015 to 2018 in Guangxi, China. Risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated with control for reproductive history, lifestyle, home environmental confounders, and other potential confounders. A total of 5.4% of the infants were PTB, 10.7% were SGA, 5.5% had LBW, and 3.0% had T-LBW. Household-use induction cookers as the primary cooking fuel during pregnancy was associated with SGA (RR = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.07-1.60), LBW (1.41, 1.09-1.82), and T-LBW(1.62, 1.16-2.26), as compared with household-use gas as the primary cooking fuel. Housing renovation within one year before pregnancy was associated with PTB (1.45, 1.06-1.98) and LBW (1.56, 1.17-2.09), while housing renovation during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of SGA only in moderate home ventilation conditions (3.74, 1.69-8.28). Our findings suggested that household-use induction cookers as the primary cooking fuel increased the risks of SGA, LBW, and T-LBW. In addition, housing renovation within one year before pregnancy increased the risks of PTB and LBW. Proper home ventilation may reduce the effect on the association between housing renovation during pregnancy and SGA.
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- Dongxiang Pan
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health & Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Obstetrical Department, Pingguo Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Pingguo 531400, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Debao Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Debao 533700, Guangxi, China
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- Obstetrical Department, Jingxi People's Hospital, Jingxi 533800, Guangxi, China
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117597 Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China.
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Lee MS, Eum KD, Golam M, Quamruzzaman Q, Kile ML, Mazumdar M, Christiani DC. Household use of crop residues and fuelwood for cooking and newborn birth size in rural Bangladesh. Occup Environ Med 2022; 79:333-338. [PMID: 35228261 PMCID: PMC9010366 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2021-107908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate the association between type of cooking biomass fuels (crop residues vs fuelwood) and newborn birth outcomes in Bangladeshi children. METHODS In this birth cohort study, pregnant women who were 18 years or older with ultrasound confirmed singleton pregnancy of ≤16 weeks of gestation were enrolled from two Bangladesh clinics between January 2008 and June 2011. Exposure to cooking biomass fuels during pregnancy was assessed by an administered questionnaire. The newborn size metrics were measured at the time of delivery. We used multiple linear regression and logistic regression to assess the associations between the type of cooking biomass fuels and birth outcomes after adjusting for covariates. RESULTS A total of 1137 participants were using biomass fuels, including crop residues (30.3%) and fuelwood (69.7%), respectively, for cooking. After adjusting for covariates, the use of crop residues for cooking was associated with a 0.13 SD decrease in birth length (95% CI 0.25 to -0.01), a 0.14 SD decrease in head circumference (95% CI -0.27 to -0.02), and increased risk of low birth weight (LBW, OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.07 to 2.15) compared with the use of fuelwood. CONCLUSION The use of crop residues for cooking was associated with reduced birth size and increased risk for LBW in Bangladeshi children, implying that the use of crop residues during pregnancy may have a detrimental effect on fetal growth.
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- Mi-Sun Lee
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
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- College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Raynes-Greenow C, Alam A, Billah SM, Islam S, Agho K, Rokonuzzaman SM, Thornburg J, El Arifeen S, Chowdhury AI, Jalaludin B, Goodwin N, Hayes A, Huda T, Jaman MJ, Khan J, Dibley MJ. Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of LPG cookstoves compared to usual cooking practices to reduce perinatal mortality and morbidity in rural Bangladesh called Poriborton: the CHANge trial. Trials 2022; 23:325. [PMID: 35436950 PMCID: PMC9014282 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06146-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Household air pollution is a leading health risk for global morbidity and mortality and a major health risk in South Asia. However, there are no prospective investigations of the impact of household air pollution on perinatal morbidity and mortality. Our trial aims to assess the impact of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking to reduce household air pollution exposure on perinatal morbidity and mortality compared to usual cooking practices in Bangladesh. Hypothesis In a community-based cluster randomised controlled trial of pregnant women cooking with LPG throughout pregnancy, perinatal mortality will be reduced by 35% compared with usual cooking practices in a rural community in Bangladesh. Methods A two-arm community-based cluster randomised controlled trial will be conducted in the Sherpur district, Bangladesh. In the intervention arm, pregnant women receive an LPG cookstove and LPG in cylinders supplied throughout pregnancy until birth. In the control or usual practice arm, pregnant women continue their usual cooking practices, predominately traditional stoves with biomass fuel. Eligible women are pregnant women with a gestational age of 40–120 days, aged between 15 and 49 years, and permanent residents of the study area. The primary outcome is the difference in perinatal mortality between the LPG arm and the usual cooking arm. Secondary outcomes include (i) preterm birth and low birth weight, (ii) personal level exposure to household air pollution, (iii) satisfaction and acceptability of the LPG stove and stove use, and (iv) cost-effectiveness and cost-utility in reducing perinatal morbidity and mortality. We follow up all women and infants to 45 days after the birth. Personal exposure to household air pollution is assessed at three-time points in a sub-sample of the study population using the MicroPEM™. The total required sample size is 4944 pregnant women. Discussion This trial will produce evidence of the effectiveness of reduced exposure to household air pollution through LPG cooking to reduce perinatal morbidity and mortality compared to usual cooking practices. This evidence will inform policies for the adoption of clean fuel in Bangladesh and other similar settings. Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618001214224. Prospectively registered on 19 July 2019 Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13063-022-06146-7.
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Fan X, Tang S, Wang Y, Fan W, Ben Y, Naidu R, Dong Z. Global Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Associated Burden of Low Birthweight. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:4282-4294. [PMID: 35293723 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Low birthweight (LBW) is a worldwide public health concern, while the global burden of LBW attributable to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), has not yet been evaluated. Here, we established a large dataset for the biomonitoring of seven representative congeners of PFAS by examining data from 2325 publications. Global exposure to perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) was the highest, followed by perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Spatiotemporal exposure to PFAS varied considerably, with daily intake estimated in the range of 0.01-1.7 ng/kg/day. Moreover, decreasing trends in PFOS, PFHxS, and PFOA exposure were noted in most regions of the world over the past two decades, but such trends were not observed for other PFAS with long carbon chains, especially in East Asia. Furthermore, we estimated that human exposure to PFOA contributed to approximately 461,635 (95% confidence interval: 57,418 to 854,645) cases per year of LBW during the past two decades, predominantly from Asian regions. Although our estimation may be constrained by uncertainties from the dose-response curve and data availability, this study has unveiled that PFAS might be a contributor to global LBW prevalence during 2000-2019, supporting continuous actions to mitigate PFAS contamination.
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- Xiarui Fan
- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
- Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), The University of Newcastle, ATC Building, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
- CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE), The University of Newcastle, ATC Building, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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Epuitai J, Woolley KE, Bartington SE, Thomas GN. Association between Wood and Other Biomass Fuels and Risk of Low Birthweight in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey Data. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19074377. [PMID: 35410058 PMCID: PMC8999071 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In utero exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from polluting cooking fuels has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes including low birthweight (LBW). No previous study in Uganda has attempted to investigate the association between the different types of biomass cooking fuels and LBW. This study was conducted to investigate the association between wood and other biomass cooking fuel use with increased risk of LBW, using the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey for 15,270 live births within five years prior to interview. LBW, defined as birthweight of <2500 g, was estimated from maternal recall and health cards. Association between household exposure to the different solid biomass cooking fuels and LBW was determined using multivariable logistic regression. Biomass cooking fuels were used in 99.6% of the households, with few (0.3%) using cleaner fuels and 0.1% with no cooking, while the prevalence of LBW was 9.6% of all live-births. Although the crude analysis suggested an association between wood fuel use and LBW compared to other biomass and kerosene fuel use (AOR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.67−1.00), after adjusting for socio-demographic and obstetric factors, no association was observed (AOR: 0.94; 95% CI: 0.72−1.22). LBW was significantly more likely among female neonates (AOR: 1.32 (95% CI: 1.13−1.55) and neonates born to mothers living in larger households (AOR: 1.03; 95% CI: 1.00−1.07). LBW was significantly less likely among neonates delivered at term (AOR: 0.39; 95% CI: 0.31−0.49), born to women with secondary or tertiary level of education (AOR: 0.80; 95% CI: 0.64−1.00), living in households with a higher wealth index (AOR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.50−0.96), Eastern (AOR: 0.76; 95% CI:0.59−0.98) and Northern (AOR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.57−0.99) regions. The study findings suggest inconclusive evidence regarding the association between the use of wood compared to other biomass and kerosene cooking fuels and risk of LBW. Given the close observed association between socioeconomic status and LBW, the Ugandan government should prioritize public health actions which support female education and broader sustainable development to improve household living standards in this setting.
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- Joshua Epuitai
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (J.E.); (K.E.W.); (S.E.B.)
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Busitema University, Mbale P.O. Box 1460, Uganda
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (J.E.); (K.E.W.); (S.E.B.)
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (J.E.); (K.E.W.); (S.E.B.)
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (J.E.); (K.E.W.); (S.E.B.)
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Gurung S, Tong HH, Bryce E, Katz J, Lee ACC, Black RE, Walker N. A systematic review on estimating population attributable fraction for risk factors for small-for-gestational-age births in 81 low- and middle-income countries. J Glob Health 2022; 12:04024. [PMID: 35356650 PMCID: PMC8942297 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.04024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Small for gestational age (SGA) is a public health concern since it is associated with mortality in neonatal and post-neonatal period. Despite the large magnitude of the problem, little is known about the population-attributable risk (PAR) of various risk factors for SGA. This study estimated the relative contribution of risk factors for SGA, as a basis for identifying priority areas for developing and/or implementing interventions to reduce the incidence of SGA births and related mortality and morbidity. Methods We conducted a literature review on 63 potential risk factors for SGA to quantify the risk relationship and estimate the prevalence of risk factors (RFs). We calculated the population-attributable fraction for each of the identified RF for 81 Countdown countries and calculated regional estimates. Twenty-five RFs were included in the final model while extended model included all the 25 RFs from the final model and two additional RFs. Results In the final and extended models, the RFs included in each model have a total PAF equal to 63.97% and 69.66%, respectively of SGA across the 81 LMICs. In the extended model, maternal nutritional status has the greatest PAF (28.15%), followed by environmental and other exposures during pregnancy (15.82%), pregnancy history (11.01%), and general health issues or morbidity (10.34%). The RFs included in the final and extended model for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region have a total PAF of 63.28% and 65.72% of SGA, respectively. In SSA, the top three RF categories in the extended model are nutrition (25.05%), environment and other exposure (13.01%), and general health issues or morbidity (10.72%), while in South-Asia's it was nutrition (30.56%), environment and other exposure (15.27%) and pregnancy history (11.68%). Conclusions The various types of RFs that play a role in SGA births highlight the importance of a multifaceted approach to tackle SGA. Depending on the types of RFs, intervention should be strategically targeted at either individual or household and/or community or policy level. There is also a need to research the mechanisms by which some of the RFs might hinder fetal growth.
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- Sabi Gurung
- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Global Advancement of Infants and Mothers (AIM), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Bryce E, Gurung S, Tong H, Katz J, Lee ACC, Black RE, Walker N. Population attributable fractions for risk factors for spontaneous preterm births in 81 low- and middle-income countries: A systematic analysis. J Glob Health 2022; 12:04013. [PMID: 35356651 PMCID: PMC8959104 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.04013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Complications associated with preterm birth (PTB) are the largest contributor to under-five mortality globally. Success in reaching the Sustainable Development Goal target requires identifying potentially modifiable risk factors for PTB, estimating the relative importance of these risk factors, and identifying/implementing effective prevention strategies to address them. Methods We conducted a literature review to define risk relationships and estimate prevalence for established risk factors for spontaneous PTB (sPTB). We then estimated population attributable fractions (PAF) for the sPTB risk factors identified in the review as statistically significant for the 81 low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries included in the Countdown 2030 initiative. We summed country-level findings to produce PAFs for each risk factor and regional estimates for sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Results Forty-four potential sPTB risk factors were identified. and the final analysis included twenty-four risk factors with evidence of significant associations with sPTB. A second model with three additional risk factors with borderline insignificant associations was also run. Taken together, the twenty-four risk factors had a total PAF of 73% for all 81 countries and 77% and 72% of sPTB in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, respectively. For all countries, maternal undernutrition had the highest PAF (17.5%), followed by maternal infections (16.6%), environmental exposures (16%) and pregnancy history (8.7%). Conclusions While multiple risk factors contribute to sPTB, no single risk factor addresses a predominant fraction, and 27% of spontaneous preterm births are not associated with risk factors that we identified. Despite the significant role of preterm birth in child survival, there are major data gaps in LMIC settings. Furthermore, there is a paucity of evidence for effective interventions to prevent preterm birth. Preventing sPTB requires understanding underlying mechanisms leading to sPTB in different populations, and the identification/implementation of effective interventions.
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- Emily Bryce
- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Brain Drain out of the Blue: Pollution-Induced Migration in Vietnam. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19063645. [PMID: 35329332 PMCID: PMC8955657 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Air pollution is a major problem that severely affects the health of inhabitants in developing countries’ urban areas. To deal with the problem, they may consider migration to another place as an option, which can result in the loss of skillful and talented workforces. This situation is called the brain drain phenomenon. The current study employed the Bayesian mindsponge framework (BMF) on the responses of 475 urban inhabitants in Hanoi, Vietnam—one of the most polluted capital cities in the world—to examine the risk of losing talented workforces due to air pollution. Our results show that people with higher educational levels are more likely to have intentions to migrate both domestically and internationally due to air pollution. Regarding the domestic migration intention, younger people and males have a higher probability of migrating than their counterparts. Age and gender also moderate the association between educational level and international migration intention, but their reliability needs further justification. Based on these findings, we suggest that environmental stressors caused by air pollution can influence citizen displacement intention on a large scale through the personal psychological mechanism of cost-benefit judgment. Due to the risk of air pollution on human resources, building an eco-surplus culture is crucial for enhancing environmental and socio-economic resilience.
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Younger A, Alkon A, Harknett K, Jean Louis R, Thompson LM. Adverse birth outcomes associated with household air pollution from unclean cooking fuels in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 204:112274. [PMID: 34710435 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Approximately 3.8 billion people in low- and middle-income countries use unclean fuels as a source of primary cooking fuel as well as for heating. For pregnant women, the toxic chemicals produced by combustion of unclean fuels not only affect women's health directly, but particulate matter and carbon monoxide are absorbed in maternal blood and cross the placental barrier impairing fetal tissue growth. PRISMA 2009 guidelines were used for this systematic review. The inclusion criteria were quantitative, peer reviewed journal articles published within a date range of May 1, 2013-June 12, 2021 examining birth outcomes related to household air pollution from type of cooking fuel in low- and middle-income countries. The quality of available evidence was evaluated using the Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) risk of bias rating tool. Of the 553 studies screened, 23 satisfied the inclusion criteria. Of the studies that met the inclusion criteria, 14 were cross-sectional, 5 cohort, 1 case-control and 3 randomized control trials conducted across 15 different countries. A range of birth outcomes are reported across studies including birthweight (19), small for gestational age (6), spontaneous abortion (3), preterm birth (6), stillbirth (7) and neonatal mortality (6). The reviewed studies presented evidence for an increased risk of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age (SGA), stillbirth, neonatal mortality and reduction in birthweight with solid fuel and kerosene use compared to cleaner fuels like gas and LPG. Systematically reviewing the evidence and risk of bias ratings illuminated several gaps in the current literature related to exposure assessment, outcome measurement and adequacy of adjustment for confounding.
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- Ashley Younger
- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Nursing, United States.
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- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Nursing, United States
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- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, United States
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- Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, United States
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Women’s Perceptions and Attitudes to Household Air Pollution Exposure and Capability to Change Cooking Behaviours in Urban Rwanda. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14031608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Household air pollution (HAP) from cooking on biomass fuel presents significant health, environmental and socioeconomic consequences worldwide. However, there is a lack of understanding of the factors influencing cooking behaviours that affect HAP exposure in Rwanda (e.g., cooking location, removing children from the cooking area). Sixteen qualitative in-depth interviews were undertaken with women living in an underprivileged neighbourhood in Kigali, Rwanda. Deductive thematic analysis was carried out using the Behaviour Change Wheel (Capability—ability to engage with chosen activity, Opportunity—factors which are beyond the individual’s control and Motivation—brain processes which direct behaviour: COM-B) to determine the thoughts and perceptions around cooking location and removing children from the cooking area. Facilitators and barriers were subsequently identified within the COM-B framework for the following HAP mitigation interventions: outdoor cooking, removing children from the cooking area and Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) use. Of the 16 interviewed, 12 cooked outdoors (75%), two (12.5%) cooked indoors (in the main home) and two (12.5%) in a separate kitchen. Despite the majority cooking outdoors, this was reported not to be a favourable cooking location. Levels of awareness of HAP sources and knowledge of the health effects of air pollution were observed to be limited, reducing women’s capability to change, along with stated barriers of cost, housing constraints and safety. Factors out of the individuals’ control (opportunities) included weather, socio-economic and educational factors. Preconceived beliefs, experiencing smoke reduction and the briefly described short-term health effects, directed motivation. Furthermore, participants identified a need for community-based education as a facilitator to changing their behaviour. Despite a high level of observed motivation towards reducing HAP exposure, many women lacked the capability and opportunity to change their behaviour. There are research and policy implications concerning development of community-based interventions which involved end-users and relevant stakeholders in the development process.
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Baumgartner J, Rodriguez J, Berkhout F, Doyle Y, Ezzati M, Owuso G, Quayyum Z, Solomon B, Winters M, Adamkiewicz G, Robinson BE. Synthesizing the links between secure housing tenure and health for more equitable cities. Wellcome Open Res 2022. [DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17244.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Millions of households in rich and poor countries alike are at risk of being unwilfully displaced from their homes or the land on which they live (i.e., lack secure tenure), and the urban poor are most vulnerable. Improving housing tenure security may be an intervention to improve housing and environmental conditions and reduce urban health inequalities. Building on stakeholder workshops and a narrative review of the literature, we developed a conceptual model that infers the mechanisms through which more secure housing tenure can improve housing, environmental quality, and health. Empirical studies show that more secure urban housing tenure can boost economic mobility, improve housing and environmental conditions including reduced exposure to pollution, create safer and more resourced communities, and improve physical and mental health. These links are shared across tenure renters and owners and different economic settings. Broader support is needed for context-appropriate policies and actions to improve tenure security as a catalyst for cultivating healthier homes and neighbourhoods and reducing urban health inequalities in cities.
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Shupler M, Hystad P, Birch A, Chu YL, Jeronimo M, Miller-Lionberg D, Gustafson P, Rangarajan S, Mustaha M, Heenan L, Seron P, Lanas F, Cazor F, Jose Oliveros M, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Camacho PA, Otero J, Perez M, Yeates K, West N, Ncube T, Ncube B, Chifamba J, Yusuf R, Khan A, Liu Z, Wu S, Wei L, Tse LA, Mohan D, Kumar P, Gupta R, Mohan I, Jayachitra KG, Mony PK, Rammohan K, Nair S, Lakshmi PVM, Sagar V, Khawaja R, Iqbal R, Kazmi K, Yusuf S, Brauer M. Multinational prediction of household and personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in the PURE cohort study. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 159:107021. [PMID: 34915352 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.107021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Use of polluting cooking fuels generates household air pollution (HAP) containing health-damaging levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Many global epidemiological studies rely on categorical HAP exposure indicators, which are poor surrogates of measured PM2.5 levels. To quantitatively characterize HAP levels on a large scale, a multinational measurement campaign was leveraged to develop household and personal PM2.5 exposure models. METHODS The Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE)-AIR study included 48-hour monitoring of PM2.5 kitchen concentrations (n = 2,365) and male and/or female PM2.5 exposure monitoring (n = 910) in a subset of households in Bangladesh, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Pakistan, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. PURE-AIR measurements were combined with survey data on cooking environment characteristics in hierarchical Bayesian log-linear regression models. Model performance was evaluated using leave-one-out cross validation. Predictive models were applied to survey data from the larger PURE cohort (22,480 households; 33,554 individuals) to quantitatively estimate PM2.5 exposures. RESULTS The final models explained half (R2 = 54%) of the variation in kitchen PM2.5 measurements (root mean square error (RMSE) (log scale):2.22) and personal measurements (R2 = 48%; RMSE (log scale):2.08). Primary cooking fuel type, heating fuel type, country and season were highly predictive of PM2.5 kitchen concentrations. Average national PM2.5 kitchen concentrations varied nearly 3-fold among households primarily cooking with gas (20 μg/m3 (Chile); 55 μg/m3 (China)) and 12-fold among households primarily cooking with wood (36 μg/m3 (Chile)); 427 μg/m3 (Pakistan)). Average PM2.5 kitchen concentration, heating fuel type, season and secondhand smoke exposure were significant predictors of personal exposures. Modeled average PM2.5 female exposures were lower than male exposures in upper-middle/high-income countries (India, China, Colombia, Chile). CONCLUSION Using survey data to estimate PM2.5 exposures on a multinational scale can cost-effectively scale up quantitative HAP measurements for disease burden assessments. The modeled PM2.5 exposures can be used in future epidemiological studies and inform policies targeting HAP reduction.
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- Matthew Shupler
- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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- College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL), Floridablanca, Colombia
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- Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Pamoja Tunaweza Research Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- School of Life Sciences, Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- School of Life Sciences, Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Beijing An Zhen Hospital of the Capital University of Medical Sciences, China
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- Medical Research & Biometrics Center, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China
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- Medical Research & Biometrics Center, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China
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- Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India
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- Eternal Heart Care Centre & Research Institute, Jaipur, India
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- Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur, India
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- St. John's Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore, India
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- St. John's Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore, India
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- Health Action By People, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, India
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- Health Action By People, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Community Health Science, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Community Health Science, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Community Health Science, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Pregnant Women's Exposure to Household Air Pollution in Rural Bangladesh: A Feasibility Study for Poriborton: The CHANge Trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19010482. [PMID: 35010741 PMCID: PMC8744871 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking is a strategy to reduce household air pollution (HAP) exposure and improve health. We conducted this feasibility study to evaluate personal exposure measurement methods to representatively assess reductions in HAP exposure. We enrolled 30 pregnant women to wear a MicroPEM for 24 h to assess their HAP exposure when cooking with a traditional stove (baseline) and with an LPG stove (intervention). The women wore the MicroPEM an average of 77% and 69% of the time during the baseline and intervention phases, respectively. Mean gravimetric PM2.5 mass and black carbon concentrations were comparable during baseline and intervention. Temporal analysis of the MicroPEM nephelometer data identified high PM2.5 concentrations in the afternoon, late evening, and overnight during the intervention phase. Likely seasonal sources present during the intervention phase were emissions from brick kiln and rice parboiling facilities, and evening kerosene lamp and mosquito coil use. Mean background adjusted PM2.5 concentrations during cooking were lower during intervention at 71 μg/m3, versus 105 μg/m3 during baseline. Representative real-time personal PM2.5 concentration measurements supplemented with ambient PM2.5 measures and surveys will be a valuable tool to disentangle external sources of PM2.5, other indoor HAP sources, and fuel-sparing behaviors when assessing the HAP reduction due to intervention with LPG stoves.
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Woolley KE, Dickinson-Craig E, Lawson HL, Sheikh J, Day R, Pope FD, Greenfield SM, Bartington SE, Warburton D, Manaseki-Holland S, Price MJ, Moore DJ, Thomas GN. Effectiveness of interventions to reduce household air pollution from solid biomass fuels and improve maternal and child health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. INDOOR AIR 2022; 32:e12958. [PMID: 34989443 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Interventions to reduce household air pollution (HAP) are key to reducing associated morbidity and mortality in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs); especially among pregnant women and young children. This systematic review aims to determine the effectiveness of interventions aimed to reduce HAP exposure associated with domestic solid biomass fuel combustion, compared to usual cooking practices, for improving health outcomes in pregnant women and children under five in LMIC settings. A systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken with searches undertaken in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, GIM, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Greenfile in August 2020. Inclusion criteria were experimental, non-experimental, or quasi-experimental studies investigating the impact of interventions to reduce HAP exposure and improve associated health outcomes among pregnant women or children under 5 years. Study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment using the Effective Public Health Practice Project tool were undertaken independently by two reviewers. Seventeen out of 7293 retrieved articles (seven pregnancy, nine child health outcome; 13 studies) met the inclusion criteria. These assessed improved cookstoves (ICS; n = 10 studies), ethanol stoves (n = 1 study), and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG; n = 2 studies) stoves interventions. Meta-analysis showed no significant effect of ICS interventions compared to traditional cooking for risk of preterm birth (n = 2 studies), small for gestational age (n = 2 studies), and incidence of acute respiratory infections (n = 6 studies). Although an observed increase in mean birthweight was observed, this was not statistically significant (n = 4). However, ICS interventions reduced the incidence of childhood burns (n = 3; observations = 41 723; Rate Ratio: 0.66 [95% CI: 0.45-0.96]; I2 : 46.7%) and risk of low birth weight (LBW; n = 4; observations = 3456; Odds Ratio: 0.73 [95% CI: 0.61-0.87]; I2 : 21.1%). Although few studies reported health outcomes, the data indicate that ICS interventions were associated with reduced risk of childhood burns and LBW. The data highlight the need for the development and implementation of robust, well-reported and monitored, community-driven intervention trials with longer-term participant follow-up.
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- Katherine E Woolley
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Shezi B, Jafta N, Asharam K, Tularam H, Jeena P, Naidoo RN. Maternal exposure to indoor PM 2.5 and associated adverse birth outcomes in low socio-economic households, Durban, South Africa. INDOOR AIR 2022; 32:e12934. [PMID: 34546595 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The association between in utero exposure to indoor PM2.5 and birth outcomes is not conclusive. We assessed the association between in utero exposure to indoor PM2.5 , birth weight, gestational age, low birth weight, and/or preterm delivery. Homes of 800 pregnant women were assessed using a structured walkthrough questionnaire. PM2.5 measurements were undertaken in 300 of the 800 homes for a period of 24 h. Repeated sampling was conducted in 30 of these homes to determine PM2.5 predictors that can reduce within-and/or between-home variability. A predictive model was used to estimate PM2.5 levels in unmeasured homes (n = 500). The mean (SD) for PM2.5 was 37 µg/m3 (29) with a median of 28µg/m3 . The relationship between PM2.5 exposure, birth weight, gestational age, low birth weight, and preterm delivery was assessed using multivariate linear and logistic regression models. We explored infant sex as a potential effect modifier, by creating an interaction term between PM2.5 and infant sex. The odds ratio of low birth weight and preterm delivery was 1.75 (95%CI: 1.47, 2.09) and 1.21 (95%CI: 1.06, 1.39), respectively, per interquartile increase (18 µg/m3 ) in PM2.5 exposure. The reduction in birth weight and gestational age was 75 g (95%CI: 107.89, 53.15) and 0.29 weeks (95%CI: 0.40, 0.19) per interquartile increase in PM2.5 exposure. Infant sex was an effect modifier for PM2.5 on birth weight and gestational age, and the reduction in birth weight and gestational age was 103 g (95%CI: 142.98, 64.40) and 0.38 weeks (95% CI: 0.53, 0.23), respectively, for boys, and 54 g (95%CI: 91.78,15.62) and 0.23 weeks (95%CI:0.37, 0.08), respectively, for girls. Exposure to PM2.5 is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. To protect the population during their reproductive period, public health policy should focus on indoor PM2.5 levels.
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- Busisiwe Shezi
- Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
- Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Gestational weight gain trajectories in GARBH-Ini pregnancy cohort in North India and a comparative analysis with global references. Eur J Clin Nutr 2021; 76:855-862. [PMID: 34785811 DOI: 10.1038/s41430-021-01040-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND To describe the pattern of gestational weight gain (GWG), derive reference centiles for GWG specific to North Indian population, and to compare the weight gain across different periods of gestation with the INTERGROWTH-21st reference. METHODS A prospective pregnancy (GARBH-Ini) cohort was initiated and followed between May 2015 and June 2019 in a district hospital, Gurguram, North India. GWG centile curves were modelled by Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale and Shape method (n = 2844) and compared with INTERGROWTH-21st reference. The independent association of GWG with biological and social predictors was assessed using multivariable regression analysis. RESULTS Percentiles (3rd, 10th, 50th, 90th and 97th) for each completed week from 18-40 weeks of gestation were derived from smoothed centile curves. The median GWG across pregnancy during specific antenatal visits was 1.29 at 18, 4.44 at 26, 5.8 at 30 and 9.06 kg at 40 weeks of gestation. Nearly 26% of participants had GWG < 10th centile at 18-20 weeks as per INTERGROWTH-21st reference and this increased to 45% at delivery. Significant predictors of GWG included maternal age, height, first trimester body mass index, parity, type of family, and use of clean fuel for cooking. CONCLUSION These GWG percentiles will serve as a useful reference, particularly during the WHO recommended antenatal visit schedule for optimum pregnancy outcomes, for clinicians and researchers. Multiple independent biological and social predictors of GWG suggest that single interventions are unlikely to bridge the gap between general Indian population and international references.
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Kanno GG, Anbesse AT, Shaka MF, Legesse MT, Andarge SD. Effect of biomass fuel use and kitchen location on maternal report of birth size: Cross-sectional analysis of 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey data. PUBLIC HEALTH IN PRACTICE 2021; 2:100211. [PMID: 36101582 PMCID: PMC9461598 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Girum Gebremeskel Kanno
- College of Health and Medical Science, School of Public Health, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
- Corresponding author. P.O.Box 42550, Ethiopia.
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- College of Health and Medical Science, Department of Nutrition, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
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- College of Health and Medical Science, Department of Reproductive Health, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
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- College of Health and Medical Science, School of Public Health, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
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