Household air pollution and under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of 14 demographic and health surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, over four million deaths are attributed to exposure to household air pollution (HAP) annually. Evidence of the association between exposure to HAP and under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is insufficient. We assessed the association between exposure to HAP and under-five mortality risk in 14 SSA countries.

Methods

We pooled Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from 14 SSA countries (N = 164376) collected between 2015 and 2018. We defined exposure to HAP as the use of biomass fuel for cooking in the household. Under-five mortality was defined as deaths before age five. Data were analyzed using mixed effects logistic regression models.

Results

Of the study population, 73% were exposed to HAP and under-five mortality was observed in 5

SUBMITTER: Bickton FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643379 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature