ABSTRACT Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) has become a major concern in India in recent years
because women and young children are highly exposed to smoke of various types of …

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 …

Background Reliance on biomass for cooking and heating exposes many women and
young children in developing countries to high levels of air pollution indoors. Environmental …

One-third of the world's population burn organic material such as wood, dung or charcoal
(biomass fuel) for cooking, heating and lighting. This form of energy usage is associated with …

Background India contributes 24% of the global annual child deaths due to acute respiratory
infections (ARIs). According to WHO, nearly 50% of the deaths among children due to ARIs …

This study assessed the association between use of solid fuel in kitchen and ARI among
under five children in Nepal. The latest data from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey …

Around 2.7 billion people in the world cook with polluting fuels, such as wood, crop residue,
animal dung, charcoal, coal, and kerosene. Household air pollution from cooking with …

This study examines whether exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) increases the risk of
acute respiratory infections (ARI) among children aged 0–59 months. Study utilized …

In developing countries, acute respiratory infections (ARIs) cause a significant number of
deaths among children. According to Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) …

Methods: We enrolled a longitudinal cohort using 25 villages in Tamil Nadu. Data were
collected from 1173 children< 5 for 1 year. Symptoms of respiratory illness were collected …