Approximately 3.8 billion people in low-and middle-income countries use unclean fuels as a
source of primary cooking fuel as well as for heating. For pregnant women, the toxic …

Background About 41% of households globally, mainly in developing countries rely on solid
fuels for cooking with consequences for fetal growth and development. Previous reviews …

Background A variety of public health interventions have been undertaken in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs) to prevent morbidity and mortality associated with …

BACKGROUND: Several studies have linked biomass cooking fuel with adverse pregnancy
outcomes such as preterm births, low birth weight and post-neonatal infant mortality, but very …

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 …

Exposure to indoor air pollution from solid fuel use (IAP) has been linked to approximately
1.5 million annual deaths (World Health Organization (http://www. who. int/indoorair …

Abstract Background The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial is an
ongoing multi-center randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a liquified …

Background Exposure during pregnancy to household air pollution caused by the burning of
solid biomass fuel is associated with adverse health outcomes, including low birth weight …

Background Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with solid fuels affects
2.8 billion people in developing countries, including children and pregnant women. The aim …

Background Accruing epidemiological evidence suggests that prenatal exposure to
emissions from cooking fuel is associated with increased risks of adverse maternal and …