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Adverse Effect of Biomass Fuel Use on Pregnancy Outcome in Rural India

In: Understanding Development

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  • Poulomi Roy

    (Jadavpur University)

  • Jayanti Ghosh

    (Sushmita Foundation)

  • Rahuldeb Sarkar

    (Sushmita Foundation
    Medway Maritime Hospital)

Abstract

The effect of biomass fuel (BMF) on low birth weight (LBW) is more profound in relatively wealthy population. The possible explanation of this is that in poorer families, the variability of cooking amount is wide and the families who utilize more BMF obviously cook more and in turn consume more calories, precluding adverse effects of BMF smoke on LBW. In wealthier families, however, cooking amount and duration is more homogenous, and the adverse effects of BMF get better reflected in this group.

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  • Poulomi Roy & Jayanti Ghosh & Rahuldeb Sarkar, 2016. "Adverse Effect of Biomass Fuel Use on Pregnancy Outcome in Rural India," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Swapnendu Banerjee & Vivekananda Mukherjee & Sushil Kumar Haldar (ed.), Understanding Development, edition 1, chapter 17, pages 265-272, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-81-322-2455-6_17
    DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2455-6_17
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