Household heating fuels impact on Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) symptoms among children in Punjab, Pakistan
Abstract Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) accounted for the loss of 86 million healthy lives in 2019, with almost half of all deaths due to lower respiratory infection among children under 5 years of age. Similarly, the situation in Punjab – Pakistan’s largest province – is also not promisi...
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| description | Abstract Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) accounted for the loss of 86 million healthy lives in 2019, with almost half of all deaths due to lower respiratory infection among children under 5 years of age. Similarly, the situation in Punjab – Pakistan’s largest province – is also not promising. This study was conducted to examine household energy consumption and respiratory symptoms among children under the age of five in rural and urban areas of Punjab. Using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2017-18, logistic regression models were applied to the data of a sample of 35,000 children under the age of five living in households with polluting heating fuels. A hypothesis was formulated to investigate the relationship between polluting heating activities and respiratory infections among children under five. Those Children who live in households having traditional space heaters without chimneys are 50% more likely to have symptoms of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) compared to those whose households have chimneys with traditional space heaters. When households utilize polluting heating fuel, the likelihood of children experiencing rapid, shortness of breath increases by 49%, and the likelihood of children displaying ARI symptoms characterized by coughing rises by approximately 30%. This study proposed a complete banning of polluting heating activities and replacing it with cleaner ones using financial incentives. It is pertinent to raise awareness campaigns majorly focusing on the guidelines to adopt better heat output with less harmful emissions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19ed5e71c3ad403cb94902467735ac742023-12-03T12:39:07ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582023-11-0123111110.1186/s12889-023-17044-1Household heating fuels impact on Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) symptoms among children in Punjab, PakistanAmamah Noor0Ammar Aftab1Memuna Aslam2Sara Imanpour3School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Information Technology, University of the PunjabSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Information Technology, University of the PunjabSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Information Technology, University of the PunjabDepartment of Health Administration, Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstract Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) accounted for the loss of 86 million healthy lives in 2019, with almost half of all deaths due to lower respiratory infection among children under 5 years of age. Similarly, the situation in Punjab – Pakistan’s largest province – is also not promising. This study was conducted to examine household energy consumption and respiratory symptoms among children under the age of five in rural and urban areas of Punjab. Using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2017-18, logistic regression models were applied to the data of a sample of 35,000 children under the age of five living in households with polluting heating fuels. A hypothesis was formulated to investigate the relationship between polluting heating activities and respiratory infections among children under five. Those Children who live in households having traditional space heaters without chimneys are 50% more likely to have symptoms of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) compared to those whose households have chimneys with traditional space heaters. When households utilize polluting heating fuel, the likelihood of children experiencing rapid, shortness of breath increases by 49%, and the likelihood of children displaying ARI symptoms characterized by coughing rises by approximately 30%. This study proposed a complete banning of polluting heating activities and replacing it with cleaner ones using financial incentives. It is pertinent to raise awareness campaigns majorly focusing on the guidelines to adopt better heat output with less harmful emissions.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17044-1Acute respiratory infection (ARI)Heating fuelsIndoor air pollutantsHousehold air pollution (HAP) |
| spellingShingle | Amamah Noor Ammar Aftab Memuna Aslam Sara Imanpour Household heating fuels impact on Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) symptoms among children in Punjab, Pakistan BMC Public Health Acute respiratory infection (ARI) Heating fuels Indoor air pollutants Household air pollution (HAP) |
| title | Household heating fuels impact on Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) symptoms among children in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full | Household heating fuels impact on Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) symptoms among children in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Household heating fuels impact on Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) symptoms among children in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Household heating fuels impact on Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) symptoms among children in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_short | Household heating fuels impact on Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) symptoms among children in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_sort | household heating fuels impact on acute respiratory infection ari symptoms among children in punjab pakistan |
| topic | Acute respiratory infection (ARI) Heating fuels Indoor air pollutants Household air pollution (HAP) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17044-1 |
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