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Household Air Pollution and Respiratory Symptoms a Month Before and During the Stringent COVID-19 Lockdown Levels 5 and 4 in South Africa.
Wright, Caradee Y; Kapwata, Thandi; Abdelatif, Nada; Batini, Chiara; Wernecke, Bianca; Kunene, Zamantimande; Millar, Danielle A; Mathee, Angela; Street, Renée; Panchal, Rikesh; Hansell, Anna; Cordell, Rebecca; Hey, Joshua Vande.
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  • Wright CY; Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, 1 Soutpansberg Road, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Kapwata T; Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Abdelatif N; Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, 1 Soutpansberg Road, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Batini C; Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Wernecke B; Biostatistics Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, 491 Peter Mokaba Ridge Road, Overport, Durban, South Africa.
  • Kunene Z; Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
  • Millar DA; Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, 1 Soutpansberg Road, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Mathee A; Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Street R; Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, 1 Soutpansberg Road, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Panchal R; Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, 1 Soutpansberg Road, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Hansell A; Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Cordell R; Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, 1 Soutpansberg Road, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Hey JV; Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ann Glob Health ; 88(1): 3, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35087703
Background: Household air pollution (HAP) is associated with adverse human health impacts. During COVID-19 Lockdown Levels 5 and 4 (the most stringent levels), South Africans remained at home, potentially increasing their exposure to HAP. Objectives: To investigate changes in fuel use behaviours/patterns of use affecting HAP exposure and associated HAP-related respiratory health outcomes during COVID-19 Lockdown Levels 5 and 4. Methods: This was a cross-sectional online and telephonic survey of participants from an existing database. Logistic regression and McNemar's test were used to analyse household-level data. Results: Among 2 505 participants, while electricity was the main energy source for cooking and heating the month before and during Lockdown Levels 5 and 4, some households used less electricity during Lockdown Levels 5 and 4 or switched to "dirty fuels." One third of participants reported presence of environmental tobacco smoke in the home, a source of HAP associated with respiratory illnesses. Prevalence of HAP-related respiratory health outcomes were <10% (except dry cough). Majority of households reported cooking more, cleaning more and spending more time indoors during Lockdown Levels 5 and 4 - potentially exposed to HAP. Conclusion: Should South Africa return to Lockdown Levels 5 or 4, awareness raising about the risks associated with HAP as well as messaging information for prevention of exposure to HAP, including environmental tobacco smoke, and associated adverse health impacts will be necessary.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminación del Aire Interior / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Ann Glob Health Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Sudáfrica Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminación del Aire Interior / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Ann Glob Health Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Sudáfrica Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos