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The Effects of Household Air Pollution (HAP) on Lung Function in Children: A Systematic Review

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  • Sathya Swarup Aithal

    (The Global Health Office, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada)

  • Shireen Gill

    (The Global Health Office, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada)

  • Imran Satia

    (Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
    Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada)

  • Sudhir Kumar Tyagi

    (Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India)

  • Charlotte E. Bolton

    (NIHR Nottingham BRC Respiratory Theme, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK)

  • Om P. Kurmi

    (Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
    Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada
    Faculty Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
    Nexus Institute of Research and Innovation, Lalitpur 44700, Nepal)

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 3 billion people today are exposed to smoke from the household combustion of solid fuels. While the household use of solid fuels has decreased over the last few decades, it remains a leading modifiable risk factor for the global burden of disease. This systematic review analyzed the impact of Household Air Pollution (HAP) on lung function in children (under 18 years of age), as this is the time period of accelerated growth rate until full skeletal maturity. Data from 11 published studies demonstrated that exposure to smoke from solid fuel was associated with a lower growth rate of several lung function indices (FVC, FEV 1 , FEF 25–75 ) in children. However, there was no observed association between HAP and the FEV 1 /FVC ratio over time. Although the evidence suggests an inverse association between high exposure to HAP and lung function indices, there is a lack of longitudinal data describing this association. Therefore, precaution is needed to reduce the smoke exposure from solid fuel burning.

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  • Sathya Swarup Aithal & Shireen Gill & Imran Satia & Sudhir Kumar Tyagi & Charlotte E. Bolton & Om P. Kurmi, 2021. "The Effects of Household Air Pollution (HAP) on Lung Function in Children: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-7, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:22:p:11973-:d:679202
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