COOKSTOVE IMPACT ON RESPIRATORY DISEASE IN KENYA Impact of Locally-Produced, Ceramic Cookstoves on Respiratory Disease in Children in Rural Western Kenya

Published: Jan 1, 2012
Abstract
Household air pollution is a risk factor for pneumonia, the leading cause of death among children < 5 years of age. From 2008 to 2010, a Kenyan organization sold ∼2,500 ceramic cookstoves (upesi jiko) that produce less visible household smoke than 3-stone firepits. During a year-long observational study, we made 25 biweekly visits to 200 homes to determine stove use and observe signs of acute respiratory infection in children < 3 years of age....
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Title
COOKSTOVE IMPACT ON RESPIRATORY DISEASE IN KENYA Impact of Locally-Produced, Ceramic Cookstoves on Respiratory Disease in Children in Rural Western Kenya
Published Date
Jan 1, 2012
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