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Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is the cause of death of at least 5 million children under 5 years of age. Most of these deaths occur in developing countries. Domestic smoke pollution is very common in many parts of the developing world. The present study was undertaken in a rural community of the hilly region of Nepal to find out if domestic smoke pollution is a risk factor of ARI in infants and children below 5 years of age. A positive correlation was found between moderate and severe ARI and exposure to domestic smoke pollution as measured by the time spent near fireplace.
We would like to express our thanks to UNICEF for financial support and to the Mrigendra Medical Trust for providing other necessary support in carrying out this study.
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Pandey, M.R., Neupane, R.P., Gautam, A. (1990). Domestic Smoke Pollution and Acute Respiratory Infection in a Rural Community of the Hill Region of Nepal. In: Kasuga, H. (eds) Indoor Air Quality. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Supplement. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83904-7_54
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