Work as a street vendor, associated traffic-related air pollution exposures and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in Accra, Ghana

AK Amegah, JJK Jaakkola - … journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Street vending, a dominant occupation in urban areas of developing countries
exposes the vendors to several environmental pollutants. We investigated whether work as …

Adverse birth outcomes due to exposure to household air pollution from unclean cooking fuel among women of reproductive age in Nigeria

J Roberman, TI Emeto, OA Adegboye - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with unclean fuels and indoor
smoking has become a significant contributor to global mortality and morbidity, especially in …

Environmental and occupational health exposures and outcomes of informal street food vendors in South Africa: A quasi-systematic review

MM Sepadi, V Nkosi - International journal of environmental research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Informal street vending is a form of informal employment, and occupational
conditions for people within this group have been proven to be detrimental to their health …

Investigating health impacts of household air pollution on woman's pregnancy and sterilization: Empirical evidence from Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh

M Ahmed, C Shuai, K Abbas, FU Rehman, WM Khoso - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The health impacts of increasing household air pollution produced by inefficient cooking
fuels on woman's health concerning pregnancy, fertility, and sterilization in the most …

Environmental exposures and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Demelash Enyew, BG Bogale, AB Hailu, ST Mereta - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Maternal exposures to environmental hazards during pregnancy are key
determinants of birth outcomes that affect health, cognitive and economic status later in life …

Cooking fuel choices and garbage burning practices as determinants of birth weight: a cross-sectional study in Accra, Ghana

AK Amegah, JJK Jaakkola, R Quansah, GK Norgbe… - Environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Background Effect of indoor air pollution (IAP) on birth weight remains largely unexplored
but yet purported as the most important environmental exposure for pregnant women in …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient and indoor air pollution exposure and adverse birth outcomes in Adama, Ethiopia

E Flanagan, A Oudin, J Walles, A Abera… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution poses a threat to human health, with pregnant women and their developing
fetuses being particularly vulnerable. A high dual burden of ambient and indoor air pollution …

Air pollution and pregnancy outcomes in Dhaka, Bangladesh

M Al Nahian, T Ahmad, I Jahan, N Chakraborty… - The Journal of Climate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Air pollution, one of the biggest environmental risks to health, is a severe
problem in Bangladesh. The Lancet" Commission on Pollution and Health" emphasized the …

Household air pollution from cooking and risk of adverse health and birth outcomes in Bangladesh: a nationwide population-based study

MN Khan, CZ B. Nurs, M Mofizul Islam, MR Islam… - Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
Background Household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with solid fuels has become a
leading cause of death and disability in many developing countries including Bangladesh …

Maternal exposure to air pollution and adverse birth outcomes in Halifax, Nova Scotia

A Poirier, L Dodds, T Dummer, D Rainham… - … of occupational and …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We aimed to examine the associations between exposure to air pollution
exposure and the outcomes of preterm birth (PTB), term low birth weight (TLBW), and small …