Introduction Household air pollution from solid fuel burning kills over 4 million people every
year including half a million children from acute lower respiratory infections. Although …

Background 3 billion people worldwide rely on polluting fuels and technologies for domestic
cooking and heating. We estimate the global, regional, and national health burden …

BACKGROUND A critical review was conducted of the quantitative literature linking indoor
air pollution from household use of biomass fuels with acute respiratory infections in young …

Objectives The association between air pollution and risk of respiratory tract infection (RTI)
in adults needs to be clarified in settings with low to moderate levels of air pollution. We …

Objective Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the leading causes of neonatal and child
mortality. Despite several national efforts to reduce the incidence of mortality among …

Despite considerable air pollution prevention and control measures that have been put into
practice in recent years, outdoor air pollution remains one of the most important risk factors …

Background While the relationship between outdoor particulate matter (PM) and lower
respiratory tract infections in children and adolescents is accepted, we know little about the …

Background: Indoor air pollution is an important risk factor for acute lower respiratory tract
infections (ALRTI) in developing countries. Aim: To determine the relationship of indoor air …

Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) account for nearly one fifth of mortality in young
children worldwide and have been associated with exposures to indoor and outdoor …

A major burden of respiratory illness in children and adults is due to the morbidity and
mortality associated with acute respiratory infections (ARIs)(1). A reported four million deaths …