Effect on blood pressure and eye health symptoms in a climate-financed randomized cookstove intervention study in rural India

Journal Article · Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Environmental Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENVRES.2018.06.044· OSTI ID:23107922

Baumgartner, Jill ^[1]; Jain, Grishma; Sethuraman, Karthik ^[2]; Reynolds, Conor ^[3]; Brauer, Michael ^[3]

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1. Institute for Health & Social Policy and Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health, McGill University, Charles Meredith House, Room B7, Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
2. Resource Optimization Initiative, No. 66, 1st Cross, Domlur Layout, Bangalore 560071, Karnataka (India)
3. Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, 429-2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4 (Canada)

Highlights: • Health benefits from a climate-financed cookstove intervention were limited. • Blood pressure changes were not significant in homes using intervention stoves. • Eye-irritation generally improved, suggesting unmeasured exposures or reporting bias. • Stove adoption and use behavior, in addition to stove technology, can complicate attainment of health benefits. Air pollution from cooking with solid fuels is a potentially modifiable risk factor for increased blood pressure and may lead to eye irritation.

• OSTI ID: 23107922
• Journal Information: Environmental Research, Journal Name: Environmental Research Vol. 166; ISSN ENVRAL; ISSN 0013-9351
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
BIOFUELS
BLOOD PRESSURE
EYES
FOOD PROCESSING
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDIA
SOLID FUELS
STOVES
SYMPTOMS