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Sri Lanka Pilot Study to Examine Respiratory Health Effects and Personal PM 2.5 Exposures from Cooking Indoors

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  • Michael J. Phillips

    (RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

  • Emily A. Smith

    (RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20005, USA)

  • Paul L. Mosquin

    (RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

  • Ryan Chartier

    (RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

  • Sumal Nandasena

    (National Institute of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Kalutara 12000, Sri Lanka)

  • Katherine Bronstein

    (RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

  • Myles F. Elledge

    (RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

  • Vanessa Thornburg

    (RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

  • Jonathan Thornburg

    (RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

  • Linda M. Brown

    (RTI International, 6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 902, Rockville, MD 20852, USA)

Abstract

A pilot study of indoor air pollution produced by biomass cookstoves was conducted in 53 homes in Sri Lanka to assess respiratory conditions associated with stove type (“Anagi” or “Traditional”), kitchen characteristics (e.g., presence of a chimney in the home, indoor cooking area), and concentrations of personal and indoor particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM 2.5 ). Each primary cook reported respiratory conditions for herself (cough, phlegm, wheeze, or asthma) and for children (wheeze or asthma) living in her household. For cooks, the presence of at least one respiratory condition was significantly associated with 48-h log-transformed mean personal PM 2.5 concentration (PR = 1.35; p < 0.001). The prevalence ratio (PR) was significantly elevated for cooks with one or more respiratory conditions if they cooked without a chimney (PR = 1.51, p = 0.025) and non-significantly elevated if they cooked in a separate but poorly ventilated building (PR = 1.51, p = 0.093). The PRs were significantly elevated for children with wheeze or asthma if a traditional stove was used (PR = 2.08, p = 0.014) or if the cooking area was not partitioned from the rest of the home (PR = 2.46, p = 0.012). For the 13 children for whom the cooking area was not partitioned from the rest of the home, having a respiratory condition was significantly associated with log-transformed indoor PM 2.5 concentration (PR = 1.51; p = 0.014).

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  • Michael J. Phillips & Emily A. Smith & Paul L. Mosquin & Ryan Chartier & Sumal Nandasena & Katherine Bronstein & Myles F. Elledge & Vanessa Thornburg & Jonathan Thornburg & Linda M. Brown, 2016. "Sri Lanka Pilot Study to Examine Respiratory Health Effects and Personal PM 2.5 Exposures from Cooking Indoors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2016:i:8:p:791-:d:75446
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