Impact of Stove Renovation on PM_2.5 Exposure, Risk Perception, Self-Protective Willingness of Rural Residents.

ABSTRACT: To improve household air quality, the Chinese government has launched a number of pilot stove renovation projects, but few studies have explored the impact of the project on people's perception of and willingness to participate in these renovations; moreover, factors affecting willingness to pay for the project in rural China are not yet clear. We conducted a field measurement and a corresponding door-to-door questionnaire survey using the renovated group and the unrenovated group. The results showed that (1) the stove renovation project could not only reduce PM_2.5 exposure and the excess mortality risk of rural residents, but also (2) improve residents' risk perception and self-protective willingness. (3) Specifically, the project had a deeper impact on female and low-income re

SUBMITTER: Huang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10051283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature