ArticleBMJ open2023
Health risk perceptions of household air pollution and perceived benefits of improved stoves among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia: a mixed method study.
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- Societal perceptions of household air pollution and how it impacts children's respiratory health: a systematic review of qualitative studies.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of improved stove intervention on infant acute respiratory infections: Results from a randomized trial in Northwest Ethiopia.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Effect of a chimney-fitted improved stove on pregnancy outcomes in Northwest Ethiopia: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- The Association Between Pay-as-you-go LPG Consumption and Respiratory Health Symptoms in an Informal Urban Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring Effects of Household Air Pollution on Pregnant Mothers and Their Offspring in Africa: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Common symptoms experienced while cooking with biomass fuel among pregnant women in South Gondar zone.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Indoor air pollution prevention practices and associated factors among mothers with under-five children in peri-urban areas of Dessie city, Northeastern Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Understanding household smoke exposure risks (SER) in Nigeria: A regional analysis from the 2018 NDHS.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Examining Predictors of Environmental Health Knowledge and Competences in a Sample of Catalan Paediatricians.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Perceptions regarding making household air pollution a routine topic for health education during antenatal care: A qualitative study in Eastern Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Unseen crisis: Revealing the hidden health impact of indoor air pollution-A scoping review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveSince community perceptions of the risk of biomass smoke and the benefits of improved stoves play a critical role in behaviour change to the uptake and sustainable utilisation of improved stoves, we aimed to assess the level of health risk perception on kitchen smoke and benefits of using improved stoves among pregnant women.
designA community-based cross-sectional mixed method study.
settingIn six kebeles of a low-income rural community of South Gondar Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia.
participantsAll 455 households with pregnant women aged 18-38 years, in their first-trimester or second-trimester gestation, exclusively use traditional biomass-fuelled or locally modified mud stoves, and the primary cook in her household were included. But completed data were obtained only from 422 households.
resultFrom 422 completed data, more than half, 63% (95% CI 58% to 68%) had high-level health risk perception of household air pollution, and nearly three-fourths, 74% (95% CI 70% to 79%) of the respondents perceived that using improved stove had benefits for their families. Participants in the 32-38 years age group, rich in asset index, presence of under-five children, being a member of any women group and large family size were positively associated with high-level health risk perception. Whereas respondents in the 18-24 years age group, presence of under-five children, husbands of primary or higher education, high health risk perception and not happy with the current stove were positively associated with perceived benefits of using an improved stove.
conclusionThe observed level of health risk perception of biomass smoke and the benefits of using improved stoves may help to adopt effective intervention measures. This study also suggests that for successful intervention, clean cooking programmes and policies must consider many local factors influencing health risk perception and benefits of using improved stoves. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTR202111534227089.
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