Assessment of Health Effects Related to the Use of Biomass Fuel and Indoor Air Pollution in Kapkokwon Sub-Location, Bomet Country, Kenya

Ndwiga, Taratisio; Kei, Robert M.; Jepngetich, Hellen; Korrir, Kenneth

doi:10.4236/ojap.2014.33007

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“…Biomass fuel is cheaper and easily available. These were the two common reasons quoted by our study population for continuing its use, which is similar to the findings reported in a study in Ethiopia and Kenya [35,36].…”

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confidence: 91%

Household cooking fuel use and its health effects among rural women in southern India—A cross-sectional study

James¹,

Shetty

Kamath

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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The use of biomass fuel is associated with the deterioration of human health and women are more likely to develop health conditions due to their exposure to indoor air pollution during cooking. This study was conducted to assess the pattern of fuel used for cooking in households as well as to determine the association between the types of fuel used with respect to socio-demographic characteristics and health status of women. A community based crosssectional survey was conducted between August 2016 and September 2018 in four rural areas and one semi-urban area of Udupi district, Karnataka, India. The study comprised 587 families including 632 women. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the type of fuel as well as self-reported health conditions. Overall, 72.5% of the families used biomass, where 67.2% families were currently using both biomass and liquefied petroleum gas while only biomass was used in 5.3% of the families for cooking. Among women, being ever exposed to biomass fuel was significantly associated with their age, literacy level, occupation and socioeconomic status (p < 0.001). Those who were exposed to biomass fuel showed a significant association with self-reported ophthalmic (

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Household cooking fuel use and its health effects among rural women in southern India—A cross-sectional study

James¹,

Shetty

Kamath

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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“…Findings from Ndwiga et al (2014) revealed that the greatest health impacts as a result of the biomass fuel chain have been documented to occur among the poorest population who rely on biomass as their main energy source. According to statistical figures presented by NBS (2017), for 2009-2010, Jigawa state has the highest poverty head count (88.5 %).…”

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confidence: 99%

Awareness of the health implications of use of biomass energy sources among women in rural households of Jigawa State, Nigeria

Orifah¹,

Ijeoma²,

Ehien³

et al. 2018

Agricultura Tropica Et Subtropica

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Various health challenges and fatalities in rural communities of most developing countries of the world have been traceable to the unabated use of biomass energy sources. We therefore assessed the awareness of the health implications of the use of biomass energy sources among women in rural households of Jigawa State. Multistage sampling procedure was used to collect data from 120 respondents using structured questionnaires. Data were collected on respondents’ socioeconomic characteristics, types of biomass used, information sources on the health implications from use of biomass energy sources, awareness of the health implications and constraints to the use of alternatives to biomass. Data were summarised using frequencies, percentages, means, Chi-square and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Majority of the respondents (78.3 %) were below 40 years of age with a mean age of 30 ± 2.02 years. Majority were married (90.8 %), Muslims (100 %), involved in agro-processing (65.8 %), had no formal education (73.3 %), and earned not more than ₦10, 000 (90.8 %) with mean household size of 9 members. Wood (100 %) and charcoal (100 %) were the dominant biomass energy sources used. Respondents’ main source of information on the health implications of the use of biomass were radio (64.2 %) and extension agents (54.2 %). Awareness level of the health implications from the use of biomass energy sources was fairly high (51.7 %). High cost of the alternatives, scarcity of refilling points and alternatives and lack of capital were the main hindrances to the use of the alternatives to biomass energy sources. The result on the inferential statistics revealed that a significant association existed between education (χ2 = 6.08; P < 0.05) and awareness of health implications from the use of biomass. Efforts should be made to sensitize women on the health implications resulting from the use of biomass. Alternatives should be made available and affordable to encourage a switch from biomass energy sources thereby reducing the fatalities that may result from its continual use.

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“…It is well-established that pollutants emitted from indoor cooking are extremely hazardous. For example, indoor cooking with solid fuels regularly produces harmful levels of PM, over 10 times the accepted levels (Ndwiga et al, 2014;Pratiti, 2021). In a study over western Kenya, Dida et al (2022) observed that wood and kerosene were the most used fuel types for cooking and lighting at 97.4% and 96.8%, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many governments, non-governmental organizations, and international institutions have begun to devise strategies for reducing HAP for individuals at the bottom rungs of the energy ladder. One such method has been to subsidize cleaner fuel technologies (Ndwiga et al, 2014). However, other than being costly, this strategy is not very feasible in developing countries due to low levels of disposable income (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, (2020).…”

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A review on household air pollution and biomass use over Kenya

Shilenje¹,

Maloba²,

Ongoma³

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Household air pollution (HAP) causes multiple noncommunicable diseases, such as pneumonia, stroke, and ischemic heart disease, and is responsible for over 3.8 million deaths globally per year. Kenya has a high rate of HAP, mainly caused by solid fuels. This review assesses its effect and identifies factors that could improve policy in Kenya. A systematic review approach is used, mainly considering 88 research articles on the Web of Science, published from 1951 to 2022. We excluded studies on HAP caused by other forms of fuel, subjective study types, and studies focusing on animals. The results show that rural settings and urban slums have more HAP, ventilation is an important factor, HAP is high in the evening, and children and women health is significantly affected. There is a need for interventions to reduce the use of biomass fuels in Kenya. The interventions include improved access to efficient cookstoves with ventilation, community health awareness about ventilation, housing rules for better ventilation in rural and urban areas, and NGO partnership for improving access to improved cookstoves in rural areas. The government’s role includes subsidizing the supply and cost of renewable energy and adopting energy policies that encourage populations to switch to more efficient cookstoves, cleaner energy, and modern biofuels.

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Assessment of Health Effects Related to the Use of Biomass Fuel and Indoor Air Pollution in Kapkokwon Sub-Location, Bomet Country, Kenya

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Household cooking fuel use and its health effects among rural women in southern India—A cross-sectional study

Household cooking fuel use and its health effects among rural women in southern India—A cross-sectional study

Awareness of the health implications of use of biomass energy sources among women in rural households of Jigawa State, Nigeria

A review on household air pollution and biomass use over Kenya

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