Background Household air pollution is the major public health problem in developing
countries. Pregnant women spent the majority of their time at home and are the most …

Introduction Most households in low-and middle-income countries still cook using solid fuels
in poorly ventilated dwellings. Indoor air pollution causes various health problems, like …

Introduction and aim: Air pollution, a major environmental threat to human health,
contributes to the premature deaths of millions of people worldwide. Cooking with solid …

Objective Since community perceptions of the risk of biomass smoke and the benefits of
improved stoves play a critical role in behaviour change to the uptake and sustainable …

Background Maternal exposures to environmental hazards during pregnancy are key
determinants of birth outcomes that affect health, cognitive and economic status later in life …

Household air pollution is a major cause of ill health, but few solutions have been effective to
date. While many quantitative studies have been conducted, few have explored the lived …

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 …

Background: Smoke from the burning of biomass fuels has been linked with adverse
pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight, stillbirth, and prematurity. Objective: To …

Background: Reliance on biomass for cooking and heating exposes many women in
developing countries to high levels of many health-damaging air pollutants indoors …

Background Poor air quality of the household is likely to be the largest public health concern
in resource-constrained countries. Exposure to household air pollution, poor working …