The Association between Household Air Pollution and Blood Pressure in Obuasi Municipality, Ghana

The Association between Household Air Pollution and Blood Pressure in Obuasi Municipality, Ghana

Emerging evidence suggests a possible link between exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from a reliance on polluting solid fuels (SFs) (e.g., wood and charcoal) for cooking and high blood pressure. As part of the CLEAN-Air(Africa) project, we measured the blood pressure among 350 cooks in Obuas...

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Main Authors: Theresa Tawiah, Matthew Shupler, Stephaney Gyaase, Rachel Anderson de Cuevas, Jason Saah, Emily Nix, Mieks Twumasi, Reginald Quansah, Elisa Puzzolo, Daniel Pope, Kwaku Poku Asante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
fine particulate matter
PM<sub>2.5</sub>
exposure assessment
LPG
solid fuels
blood pressure
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/12/2033

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