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Cheaper fuel and higher health costs among the poor in rural Nepal.
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- The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2023Article
- Factors affecting access to clean cooking fuel among rural households in India during COVID-19 pandemic.Energy for sustainable development : the journal of the International Energy Initiative · 2022Article
- Household Solid Fuel Use and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis of Data From 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey.Environmental health insights · 2022Article
- Socio-economic Correlates and Spatial Heterogeneity in the Prevalence of Asthma among Young Women in India.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2020Article
- Comparative study on respiratory function among rural women using biomass fuel and non-biomass fuel: evidence of a cross-sectional survey in Bangladesh.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
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- Beyond Smoking: Environmental Determinants of Asthma Prevalence in Western Nepal.Journal of health & pollution · 2020Article
- The Association of Childhood Pneumonia with Household Air Pollution in Nepal: Evidence from Nepal Demographic Health Surveys.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Article
- Cardiovascular Effects of Indoor Air Pollution from Solid Fuel: Relevance to Sub-Saharan Africa.Current environmental health reports · 2019Review
- Children's Environmental Health in South and Southeast Asia: Networking for Better Child Health Outcomes.Annals of global health · 2019Article
- The role of environmental exposure to non-cigarette smoke in lung disease.Clinical and translational medicine · 2018Review
- Animal Feces Contribute to Domestic Fecal Contamination: Evidence from E. coli Measured in Water, Hands, Food, Flies, and Soil in Bangladesh.Environmental science & technology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Biomass fuels are used by the majority of resource poor households in low-income countries. Though biomass fuels, such as dung-briquette and firewood are apparently cheaper than the modern fuels indoor pollution from burning biomass fuels incurs high health costs. But, the health costs of these conventional fuels, mostly being indirect, are poorly understood. To address this gap, this study develops probit regression models using survey data generated through interviews from households using either dung-briquette or biogas as the primary source of fuel for cooking. The study investigates factors affecting the use of dung-briquette, assesses its impact on human health, and estimates the associated household health costs. Analysis suggests significant effects of dung-briquette on asthma and eye diseases. Despite of the perception of it being a cheap fuel, the annual health cost per household due to burning dung-briquette (US$ 16.94) is 61.3% higher than the annual cost of biogas (US$ 10.38), an alternative cleaner fuel for rural households. For reducing the use of dung-briquette and its indirect health costs, the study recommends three interventions: (1) educate women and aboriginal people, in particular, and make them aware of the benefits of switching to biogas; (2) facilitate tree planting in communal as well as private lands; and (3) create rural employment and income generation opportunities.
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