Biodigester Cookstove Interventions and Child Diarrhea in Semirural Nepal: A Causal Analysis of Daily Observations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hundreds of thousands of biodigesters have been constructed in Nepal. These household-level systems use human and animal waste to produce clean-burning biogas used for cooking, which can reduce household air pollution from woodburning cookstoves and prevent respiratory illnesses. The biodigesters, typically operated by female caregivers, require the handling of animal waste, which may increase domestic fecal contamination, exposure to diarrheal pathogens, and the risk of enteric infections, especially among young children.

Objective

We estimated the effect of daily reported biogas cookstove use on incident diarrhea among children <5y old in the Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal. Secondarily, we assessed effect measure modification and statistical interaction of ind

SUBMITTER: Amato HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8729225 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature