[HTML][HTML] Ambient air pollution and infant health: a narrative review

LZ Lin, JH Chen, YJ Yu, GH Dong - EBioMedicine, 2023 - thelancet.com
The extensive evidence regarding the effects of ambient air pollution on child health is well
documented, but limited review summarized their health effects during infancy. Symptoms or …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass cookstoves: A review of technical aspects and recent advances

SU Yunusa, E Mensah, K Preko, S Narra, A Saleh… - Energy Nexus, 2023 - Elsevier
The global increase in population coupled with poor access to clean energy has set
pressure on solid fuel use. Through this, about one-third of the world's population currently …

A comprehensive review on the technical aspects of biomass briquetting

SU Yunusa, E Mensah, K Preko, S Narra… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
Biomass briquetting is gradually emerging as a means of sustainable energy production.
The interest in briquetting has been occasioned by the continuous rise in the cost of energy …

Global, regional, and national burden of preterm birth attributable to ambient and household PM2. 5 from 1990 to 2019: Worsening or improving?

XX Liu, SJ Fan, YN Luo, LX Hu, CC Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Maternal exposure to fine particular matter (PM 2.5) during pregnancy,
including ambient and household PM 2.5, has been linked with increased risk of preterm …

Causes and consequences of child growth failure in low-and middle-income countries

A Mertens, J Benjamin-Chung, JM Colford Jr, J Coyle… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Child growth failure is associated with a higher risk of illness and mortality, which
contributed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2.2 to end malnutrition by …

[HTML][HTML] Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings

A Mertens, J Benjamin-Chung, JM Colford Jr, J Coyle… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Growth faltering in children (low length for age or low weight for length) during the first 1,000
days of life (from conception to 2 years of age) influences short-term and long-term health …

Post-birth exposure contrasts for children during the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network randomized controlled trial

A Pillarisetti, W Ye, K Balakrishnan, G Rosa… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Exposure to household air pollution is a leading cause of ill-health globally. The Household
Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of a chimney-fitted improved stove on pregnancy outcomes in Northwest Ethiopia: a randomized controlled trial

HD Enyew, AB Hailu, ST Mereta - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2024 - Springer
Background Exposure to household air pollution during pregnancy has been linked to
adverse pregnancy outcomes. Improved stove was implemented in Ethiopia to reduce this …

The effect of chimney fitted improved stove on kitchen fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) concentrations in rural Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

HD Enyew, AB Hailu, ST Mereta - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Millions of Ethiopian people cook with biomass fuels using traditional
stoves, releasing harmful pollutants and contributing to a significant public health crisis …

[HTML][HTML] Association between wood and other biomass fuels and risk of low birthweight in Uganda: a cross-sectional analysis of 2016 Uganda demographic and …

J Epuitai, KE Woolley, SE Bartington… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In utero exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from polluting cooking fuels has been
linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes including low birthweight (LBW). No previous study …