[HTML][HTML] Ambient air pollution and health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current evidence, perspectives and a call to action.

PDMC Katoto, L Byamungu, AS Brand, J Mokaya… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background People from low-and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected
by the global burden of adverse health effects caused by ambient air pollution (AAP) …

A systematic literature review and critical appraisal of epidemiological studies on outdoor air pollution and tuberculosis outcomes

I Popovic, RJS Magalhaes, E Ge, GB Marks… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ambient air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor for disease globally. Air
pollutants can increase the risk of some respiratory infections, but their effects on …

Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and the risk of tuberculosis outpatient visits: a time-series study in Hefei, China

K Huang, K Ding, XJ Yang, CY Hu, W Jiang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The current evidence has presented mixed results between air pollutants
exposure and the progression of tuberculosis (TB). The purpose of this study was to explore …

Association between ambient air pollution and tuberculosis risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis

K Xiang, Z Xu, YQ Hu, YS He, YL Dan, Q Wu, XH Fang… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a growing body of evidence suggesting an association between air pollution
exposure and tuberculosis (TB) incidence, but no meta-analysis has assembled all evidence …

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the association between ambient air pollution and pulmonary tuberculosis

CA Dimala, BM Kadia - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
There is inconclusive evidence on the association between ambient air pollution and
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) incidence, tuberculosis-related hospital admission and …

The associations of ambient fine particles with tuberculosis incidence and the modification effects of ambient temperature: A nationwide time-series study in China

J Wang, W Li, W Huang, Y Gao, Y Liu, QH Teng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is a major air pollutant that poses significant risks to
human health. However, little is known about the association of PM 2.5 with tuberculosis …

Contributions of ambient temperature and relative humidity to the risk of tuberculosis admissions: A multicity study in Central China

K Huang, CY Hu, XY Yang, Y Zhang, XQ Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background As a communicable disease and major public health issue, many studies have
quantified the associations between tuberculosis (TB) and meteorological factors with …

Analysis of environmental risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation: A case-crossover study (2004-2013)

J de Miguel-Díez, J Hernández-Vázquez… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Purpose We aim to assess if air pollution levels and climatological factors are associated
with hospital admissions for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Outdoor environmental exposome and the burden of tuberculosis: Findings from nearly two million adults in northwestern China

JX Li, Q Luan, B Li, SC Dharmage, J Heinrich… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
We simultaneously assessed the associations for a range of outdoor environmental
exposures with prevalent tuberculosis (TB) cases in a population-based health program with …

Nonrenewable energy—environmental and health effects on human capital: empirical evidence from Pakistan

MM Asghar, Z Wang, B Wang, SAH Zaidi - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
This research work reconnoiters the impact of nonrenewable energy (NRE) consumptions,
environmental pollution, and mortality rate on human capital in the presence of economic …