Gendered impact of solid fuel use on acute respiratory infections in children in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indoor Air Pollution (IPA) is a serious environmental problem that can have detrimental effects on child health. In China, the major sources of indoor pollution are biomass fuel or solid cooking fuels and familial smoking. Previous studies posit that the effects of IAP on health outcomes may be worse for female children, but the empirical evidence has been mixed.

Methods

In this paper we use the China Health and Nutrition Survey to examine the association of solid fuel use and paternal smoking on acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children focusing on child gender differences. We used conditional logistic regression to examine gender differences in incidents of ARIs in the 4 weeks prior to the survey collection. We modeled gender difference by including an int

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6182818 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature