Household fuel use and severe asthma symptoms among preschool children in Gauteng province, South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Mandla Bhuda, Janine Wichmann, Joyce Shirinde · 2024
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Household air pollution kills millions each year, and small children are the most vulnerable because their lungs and immune systems are still developing. Mandla Bhuda, Janine Wichmann, and Joyce Shirinde surveyed parents of preschool children in Tshwane, Gauteng, using a standard asthma questionnaire; 1,840 completed forms were analyzed. Severe current asthma symptoms appeared in 15.4 percent of the children.
Cooking or heating with gas tripled the odds of severe symptoms, with an odds ratio of 3.20. Open fires of paraffin, wood, or coal raised the odds by 87 percent, though that estimate was less certain. The authors call for household air quality rules to cut children's exposure in the area.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mandla Bhuda, Janine Wichmann, Joyce Shirinde |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |