Effects of fuel type on breathing difficulties among the women of rural community in Bangladesh.
Principal Investigator: Samia Aziz
Background
In 2004, indoor air pollution from solid fuel use was responsible for almost 2 million annual deaths and 2.7% of the global burden of disease (in Disability-Adjusted Life Years or DALYs). This makes this risk factor the second biggest environmental contributor to ill health, behind unsafe water and sanitation. More than two billion people in developing countries still rely on the use of solid biomass fuels such as, cow dung, wood, crop residue and coal for cooking daily meals. This attributes a major source of indoor air pollution and is now regarded as major public health hazard in the developing world. Burning of biomass fuel in the kitchen releases smoke and particulate matters which may cause breathing difficulties.
Objective
The study aims to examine the relationship between breathing difficulty and types of fuel use among the rural women in Bangladesh.