Does smoke from biomass fuel contribute to anemia in pregnant women in Nagpur, India? A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Anemia affects upwards of 50% of pregnant women in developing countries and is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and child. We hypothesized that exposure to smoke from biomass fuel--which is widely used for household energy needs in resource-limited settings--could exacerbate anemia in pregnancy, possibly as a result of systemic inflammation. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether exposure to smoke from biomass fuel (wood, straw, crop residues, or dung) as opposed to clean fuel (electricity, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas, or biogas) is an independent risk factor for anemia in pregnancy, classified by severity. METHODS:A secondary analysis was performed using data collected from a rural pregnancy cohort (N = 12,782) in Nagpur, India in 2011-2013 as part of the NIH-funded

SUBMITTER: Page CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4449186 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature