Situation analysis of indoor air pollution and development of guidelines for indoor air quality assessment and house building for health

Executive Summary: Indoor air pollution in developing world from bio-mass smoke is considered to be a significant source of public health hazard, particularly to the poor and vulnerable women and children. About 50 % of the world’s population is estimated to use solid bio-fuels like animal dung, cro...

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Main Author:	Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC)
Format:	Technical Report
Language:	en_US
Published:	Nepal Health Research Council 2013
Subjects:	Indoor Air Pollution
Online Access:	http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/379
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spelling	oai:103.69.126.140:123456789-3792023-01-04T09:18:15Z Situation analysis of indoor air pollution and development of guidelines for indoor air quality assessment and house building for health Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) Indoor Air Pollution Executive Summary: Indoor air pollution in developing world from bio-mass smoke is considered to be a significant source of public health hazard, particularly to the poor and vulnerable women and children. About 50 % of the world’s population is estimated to use solid bio-fuels like animal dung, crop residues, wood and coal for cooking daily meals and heating homes and exposure from bio-mass smoke is estimated to cause a global death toll of 2.5 million every year equivalent to 4 to 5 % of total global deaths. In fact, the emerging data from recent studies indicate that risk-wise, it ranks only below malnutrition and poor quality of water/sanitation. In Nepal, epidemiological studies as such is lacking at the moment. However, census 2001 report shows that 80 % of households depend upon solid bio-fuels for domestic uses. The total death from pneumonia alone is reported to be 4429 during the last 12 months preceding 2001 census (4.14 % of the total deaths). Similarly, the total deaths from asthma / bronchitis are reported to be 7170 (6.71%). According to Nepal Demography and Health survey, 2001, the prevalence of ARI for children below 5 years old is found to be 23 %. The below 5 years population is 12.1 % of the total population. 2013-01-07T20:53:56Z 2022-11-08T10:14:36Z 2013-01-07T20:53:56Z 2022-11-08T10:14:36Z 2004 Technical Report http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/379 en_US application/pdf Nepal Health Research Council
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description	Executive Summary: Indoor air pollution in developing world from bio-mass smoke is considered to be a significant source of public health hazard, particularly to the poor and vulnerable women and children. About 50 % of the world’s population is estimated to use solid bio-fuels like animal dung, crop residues, wood and coal for cooking daily meals and heating homes and exposure from bio-mass smoke is estimated to cause a global death toll of 2.5 million every year equivalent to 4 to 5 % of total global deaths. In fact, the emerging data from recent studies indicate that risk-wise, it ranks only below malnutrition and poor quality of water/sanitation. In Nepal, epidemiological studies as such is lacking at the moment. However, census 2001 report shows that 80 % of households depend upon solid bio-fuels for domestic uses. The total death from pneumonia alone is reported to be 4429 during the last 12 months preceding 2001 census (4.14 % of the total deaths). Similarly, the total deaths from asthma / bronchitis are reported to be 7170 (6.71%). According to Nepal Demography and Health survey, 2001, the prevalence of ARI for children below 5 years old is found to be 23 %. The below 5 years population is 12.1 % of the total population.
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title	Situation analysis of indoor air pollution and development of guidelines for indoor air quality assessment and house building for health
title_short	Situation analysis of indoor air pollution and development of guidelines for indoor air quality assessment and house building for health
title_full	Situation analysis of indoor air pollution and development of guidelines for indoor air quality assessment and house building for health
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Situation analysis of indoor air pollution and development of guidelines for indoor air quality assessment and house building for health

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