Inhaling smoke from indoor combustion sources, such as oil and kerosene lamps, generates harmful particulate matter and pollutants that contribute to respiratory illness, increased disease severity, and other adverse health outcomes.
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Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution
2019 · cited by 5
Paper 3 discusses the severe health effects of indoor air pollution and biomass smoke, contributing to respiratory and cardiovascular disease.
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of acute respiratory tract infections among under-five children in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.
2025 · cited by 1
Paper 4 finds that indoor kerosene lamp use and other household environmental pollutants are significantly associated with acute respiratory tract infections in young children.
Association of frailty with indoor air pollution among older adults and elderly population as per gender and age group: insights from Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-1<sup>st</sup> Wave).
2025 · cited by 1
Paper 5 highlights that exposure to indoor air pollution and unclean fuel sources significantly increases health risks like frailty in older populations.
Household air pollution is associated with disease severity in Ugandan children hospitalized with hypoxemic pneumonia.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 9 establishes that household particulate matter and open-flame burning emissions correlate with increased pneumonia severity and respiratory distress in children.
Design and implementation of AEM10941 based solar energy system harvester for domestic lighting as a sustainable lighting solution for rural areas.
2024 · cited by 0
Paper 11 notes that reliance on kerosene lamps for indoor lighting creates negative health and environmental impacts in rural communities.