Indoor air pollution from solid fuel and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lin, Hsien Ho; Suk, Chi-Won; Lo, Heng Lien; Huang, Ruijie; Enarson, D. A.; Chiang, Chen Yuan

doi:10.5588/ijtld.13.0765

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“…In contrast, Xu et al [20] find no association between domestic cooking fuels and COPD in individuals aged ≥35 in Nanjing City, while Kan et al’s [11] matched case-control analysis of respondents aged ≥15 in Huaiyuan County, Anhui Province, identifies no link between cooking with solid fuel and tuberculosis in the presence of proper ventilation. This latter is supported by a recent review of 15 international studies [21], which suggests that the association between domestic use of solid fuels and tuberculosis is very low. …”

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Fuel for Life: Domestic Cooking Fuels and Women’s Health in Rural China

Wang

Sousa‐Poza

Xue

2016

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Background: There is evidence that household air pollution is associated with poor health in China, and that this form of air pollution may even be more of a health concern in China than the much-publicized outdoor air pollution. However, there is little empirical evidence on the relationship between household air pollution and health in China based on nationally representative and longitudinal data. This study examines the association between the type of domestic cooking fuel and the health of women aged ≥16 in rural China. Methods: Using longitudinal and biomarker data from the China Family Panel Studies (n = 12,901) and the China Health and Nutrition Survey (n = 15,539), we investigate the impact of three major domestic cooking fuels (wood/straw, coal, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)) on health status using both cross-sectional and panel approaches. Results: Compared to women whose households cook with dirty fuels like wood/straw, women whose households cook with cleaner fuels like LPG have a significantly lower probability of chronic or acute diseases and are more likely to report better health. Cooking with domestic coal instead of wood or straw is also associated with elevated levels of having certain risks (such as systolic blood pressure) related to cardiovascular diseases. Conclusions: Our study provides evidence that using cleaner fuels like LPG is associated with better health among women in rural China, suggesting that the shift from dirty fuels to cleaner choices may be associated with improved health outcomes.

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Fuel for Life: Domestic Cooking Fuels and Women’s Health in Rural China

Wang

Sousa‐Poza

Xue

2016

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“…The findings associating hut lung disease with pulmonary tuberculosis have been varied with several authors reporting insufficient, and weak evidence associating the two [12][13][14], while Sumpter et al argues that the more recent body of evidence suggests otherwise [15]. Exposure to tobacco smoke, poverty and over-crowding are several plausible reasons associated with both biomass fuel use, and pulmonary tuberculosis with a reasonable inference that the most indigent population from developing nations who can only afford biomass fuel as a form of combustion is the very same cohort at the highest risk for tuberculosis for aforementioned reasons [12,13,15,16].…”

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“…Exposure to tobacco smoke, poverty and over-crowding are several plausible reasons associated with both biomass fuel use, and pulmonary tuberculosis with a reasonable inference that the most indigent population from developing nations who can only afford biomass fuel as a form of combustion is the very same cohort at the highest risk for tuberculosis for aforementioned reasons [12,13,15,16]. Nevertheless, it was agreed that further studies are required to understand the association of HAP with pulmonary tuberculosis.…”

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Hut Lung Disease: A Radiological and Pathological Correlation

Dulku¹,

Gupta²,

Perera³

et al. 2017

J Med Imaging Case Rep

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“…Evidence for additional health impacts, such as tuberculosis, adverse birth outcomes, asthma, acute lower respiratory infections in adults, and non-lung cancers, is accumulating, but these outcomes have not yet been included in the Global Burden of Disease estimates [3]. Several recent reviews have summarized the body of literature regarding the health impacts of household air pollution [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12].…”

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Are Randomized Trials Necessary to Advance Epidemiologic Research on Household Air Pollution?

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Nearly three billion people burn solid fuels in inefficient stoves for cooking and space heating. The resulting household air pollution is the third leading risk factor for mortality globally, responsible for an estimated 3.9 million premature deaths each year. Important gaps remain in our knowledge regarding the full characterization of diseases impacted by household air pollution as well as the health benefits associated with specific interventions. Although policy makers and funding agencies often call for more randomized trials of interventions to reduce household air pollution, randomized trials for household air pollution are not feasible for certain health endpoints, may not provide the information that is needed for advancing policy, and may even lead to improper causal inference. A variety of study designs, both observational and randomized, may be useful if they include quantitative exposure measurements and appropriately track and measure stove use and other important confounders over time.

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Indoor air pollution from solid fuel and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: The level of evidence for the association between domestic use of solid fuels and TB was very low. High-quality studies are badly needed to clarify this association and to estimate the magnitude of the problem.

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Fuel for Life: Domestic Cooking Fuels and Women’s Health in Rural China

Fuel for Life: Domestic Cooking Fuels and Women’s Health in Rural China

Hut Lung Disease: A Radiological and Pathological Correlation

Are Randomized Trials Necessary to Advance Epidemiologic Research on Household Air Pollution?

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