Effect of Indoor Air Pollution from Biomass and Solid Fuel Combustion on Prevalence of Self-Reported Asthma among Adult Men and Women in India: Findings from a Nationwide Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey

References

• Anderson HR. Air pollution and trends in asthma. Ciba Found Symp 1997; 206:190–202, 203–207.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Platts-Mills TAE, Woodfolk J. Rise in asthma cases. Science 1997; 278:1001.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• World Resources Institute. World Resources 1998–1999: A Guide to the Global Environment. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
   Google Scholar
• Pearce N, Douwes J, Beasley R. The rise and rise of asthma: a new paradigm for the new millennium? J Epidemiol Biostat 2000; 5:5–16.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Bach J-F. The effect of infections on susceptibility to autoimmune and allergic diseases. N Engl J Med 2002; 347:911–920.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Isolauri E, Huurre A, Salminen S, Impivaara O. The allergy epidemic extends beyond the past few decades. Clin Exp Allergy 2004; 34:1007–1010, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365–2222.2004.01999.x.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beggs PJ, Bambrick HJ. Is the global rise of asthma an early impact of anthropogenic climate change? Environ Health Perspect 2005; 113: 915–919.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Braman SS. The global burden of asthma. Chest 2006; 130:4S–12S.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• World Health Organisation. Chronic respiratory diseases and arthritis prevention of allergy and allergic asthma. Based on the WHO/WAO meeting on the prevention of allergy and allergic asthma Geneva, 8–9 January 2002. Management of Noncommunicable Diseases Department, WHO/NMH/MNC/CRA/03.2. 2002.
   Google Scholar
• Mishra V. Effect of indoor air pollution from biomass combustion on prevalence of asthma in the elderly. Environ Health Perspect 2003; 111:71–77.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Steering Committee. Worldwide variation in prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and atopic eczema. Lancet 1998; 351:1225–1232.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bjorksten B. The environmental influence on childhood asthma. Allergy 1999; 54:17–23.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Koren HS, Utell MJ. Asthma and the environment. Environ Health Perspect 1997; 105:534–537.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baldi I, Tessier JF, Kauffmann F, Jacqmin-Gadda H, Nejjari C, Salamon R. Prevalence of asthma and mean levels of air pollution: results from the French PAARC survey. Eur Respir J 1999; 14:132–138.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bates DV. Observations on asthma. Environ Health Perspect 1995; 103(Suppl. 6):243–247.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Castellsague J, Sunyer J, Saez M, Anto JM. Short-term association between air pollution and emergency room visits for asthma in Barcelona. Thorax 1995; 50:1051–1056.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• de Diego Damia A, Leon Fabregas M, Perpina Tordera M, Compte Torrero L. Effects of air pollution and weather conditions on asthma exacerbation. Respiration 1999; 66:52–58.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Greer JR, Abbey DE, Burchette RJ. Asthma related to occupational and ambient air pollutants in nonsmokers. J Occup Med 1993; 35:909–915.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Zhang J, Qian Z, Kong L, Zhou L, Yan L, Chapman RS. Effects of air pollution on respiratory health of adults in three Chinese cities. Arch Environ Health 1999; 54:373–381.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Smith KR, Samet JM, Romieu I, Bruce N. Indoor air pollution in developing countries and acute lower respiratory infections in children. Thorax 2000; 55:518–532.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Albalak R, Frisancho AR, Keeler GJ. Domestic biomass fuel combustion and chronic bronchitis in two rural Bolivian villages. Thorax 1999; 54:1004–1008.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bruce N, Neufeld L, Boy E, West C. Indoor biofuel air pollution and respiratory health: the role of confounding factors among women in highland Guatemala. Int J Epidemiol 1998; 27:454–458.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Holdren JP, Smith KR. Energy, the environment, and health. In: Goldemberg J, ed. The World Energy Assessment: Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability. New York, NY: United National Development Programme, 2000:61–110.
   Google Scholar
• Duflo E, Greenstone M, Hanna R. Cooking stoves, indoor air pollution and respiratory health in rural Orissa. Econ Pol Wkly 2008; 43(32):71–76.
   Google Scholar
• Smith KR. Indoor air pollution in developing countries: recommendations for research. Int J Indoor Environ Health 2002; 3:1–7.
   Google Scholar
• Smith KR. The national burden of disease from indoor air pollution in India. In: Raw G, Aizlewood C, Warren P, eds. Indoor Air 99, the 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, August 1999, Edinburgh. London: Construction Research Ltd., 1999:13–18.
   Google Scholar
• Aggarwal AN, Chaudhry K, Chhabra SK, D’Souza GA, Gupta D, Jindal SK, Katiyar SK, Kumar R, Shah B, Vijayan VK. Prevalence and risk factors for bronchial asthma in Indian adults: a multicentre study. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2006; 48:13–22.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Saxena S, Dayal V. Total exposure as a basis for the economic valuation of air pollution in India. Energy Environment Monitor, 1997;13(2):109–102.
   Google Scholar
• Akhtar T, Ullah Z, Khan MH, Nazli R. Chronic bronchitis in women using solid biomass fuel in rural Peshawar, Pakistan. Chest 2007; 132:1472–1475.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bruce N, Perez-Padilla R, Albalak R. Indoor air pollution in developing countries: a major environmental and public health challenge. Bull WHO 2000; 78:1080–1092.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Salvi S, Barnes PJ. Is exposure to biomass smoke the biggest risk factor for COPD globally. Chest 2010; 138:3–6.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Salvi S, Barnes PJ. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in non-smokers. Lancet 2009; 374:733–743.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mishra VK, Retherford RD, Smith KR. Biomass cooking fuels and prevalence of tuberculosis in India. Int J Infect Dis 1999; 3:119–129.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Perez-Padilla R, Perez-Guzman C, Baez-Saldana R, Torres-Cruz A. Cooking with biomass stoves and tuberculosis: a case-control study. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2001; 5:1–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reddy TS, Guleria R, Sinha S, Sharma SK, Pande JN. Domestic cooking fuel and lung functions in healthy non-smoking women. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2004; 46:85–90.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Pokharel PK, Kabra SK, Kapoor SK, Pandey RM. Risk factors associated with bronchial asthma in school going children of rural Haryana. Indian J Pediatr 2001; 68:103–106.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Behera D, Chakrabarti T, Khanduja KL. Effect of exposure to domestic cooking fuels in bronchial asthma. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2001; 43:27–31.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Gupta D, Aggarwal AN, Chaudhary J, Jindal SK. Domestic fuel combustion and morbidity from asthma amongst nonsmoking women. Lung India 1999; 17:10–14.
   Google Scholar
• Jindal SK, Jha LK, Gupta D. Bronchial hyper-responsiveness of women with asthma exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1999; 41:75–82.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Singh H, Soni RK, Gill PJS. Epidemiological and risk factors in childhood bronchial asthma. Indian J Community Med 1998; 23:42–44.
   Google Scholar
• IIPS and Macro International. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), 2005–2006: India. Mumbai: International Institute for Population Sciences, 2007.
   Google Scholar
• WHO. Health and Environment for Sustainable Development: Five Years after the Earth Summit. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1997.
   Google Scholar
• Ezzati M, Kammen D. Indoor air pollution from biomass combustion and acute respiratory infections in Kenya: an exposure-response study. Lancet 2001; 358:619–624.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Regalado J, Perez-Padilla R, Sansores R, Ramirez JIP, Brauer M, Paré P, Vedal S. The effect of biomass burning on respiratory symptoms and lung function in rural Mexican women. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006; 174:901–905.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boy E, Bruce N, Delgado H. Birth weight and exposure to kitchen wood smoke during pregnancy in rural Guatemala. Environ Health Perspect 2002; 110(1):109–114.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Masera O, Saatkamp BD, Kammen D. From linear fuel switching to multiple cooking strategies: a critique and alternative to the energy ladder model. World Dev 2000; 28:2083–2103.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Torres-Duque C, Maldonado D, Perez-Padilla R, Ezzati M, Viegi G. On behalf of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) Task Force on Health Effects of Biomass Exposure. Biomass fuels and respiratory diseases: a review of the evidence. Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008; 5:577–590.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Po JYT, FitzGerald JM, Carlsten C. Respiratory disease associated with solid biomass fuel exposure in rural women and children: systematic review and meta analysis. Thorax 2011; 66:232–239, DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.147884.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Behera D, Dash S, Malik S. Blood carboxyhaemoglobin levels following acute exposure to smoke of biomass fuel. Indian J Med Res 1988; 88:522–542.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Behera D, Sood P, Singh S. Passive smoking, domestic fuels and lung function in north Indian children. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1998; 40:89–98.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Fagbule D, Ekanem EE. Some environmental risk factors for childhood asthma: a case control study. Ann Trop Paediatr 1994; 14:15–19.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Noorhassim I, Rampal KG, Hashim JH. The relationship between prevalence of asthma and environmental factors in rural households. Med J Malaysia 1995; 50:263–267.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Qureshi KA. Domestic smoke pollution and prevalence of chronic bronchitis/asthma in a rural area of Kashmir. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1994; 36:61–72.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Mohammed N, Ng’ang’a L, Odhiambo J, Nyamwaya J, Menzies R. Home environment and asthma in Kenyan school children: a case-control study. Thorax 1995; 50:74–78.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pistelly R. Wood smoke and asthma: a controversial issue. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997; 155:A941.
   Google Scholar
• Thorn J, Brisman J, Toren K. Adult-onset asthma is associated with self-reported mold or environmental tobacco smoke exposures in the home. Allergy 2001; 56:287–292.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xu X, Niu T, Christiani DC, Weiss ST, Chen C, Zhou Y, Fang Z, Jiang Z, Liang W, Zhang F. Occupational and environmental risk factors for asthma in rural communities in China. Int J Occup Environ Health 1996; 2:172–176.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Barry AC, Mannino DM, Hopenhayn C, Bush H. Exposure to indoor biomass fuel pollutants and asthma prevalence in Southeastern Kentucky: results from the Burden of Lung Disease (BOLD) study. J Asthma 2010; 47(7):735–741.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Azizi BH, Henry RL. The effects of indoor environmental factors on respiratory illness in primary school children in Kuala Lumpur. Int J Epidemiol 1991; 20:144–150.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maier WC, Arrighi HM, Morray B, Llewellyn C, Redding GJ. Indoor risk factors for asthma wheezing among Seattle school children. Environ Health Perspect 1997; 105:208–214.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wafula EM, Onyango FE, Thairu H, Boleji JSM, Hoek F, Ruigewaard P, Kagwanja S, de Koning H, Pio A, Kimani E, Ombui P, Masinde A, Soboi L, Weigh H, . Indoor Air Pollution in a Kenyan Village. East Afr Med J. 1990; 67:24–32
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Volkmer RE, Ruffin RE, Wigg NR, Davies N. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms in South Australian preschool children. II. Factors associated with indoor air quality. J Paediatr Child Health 1995; 31:116–120.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• von Mutius E, Illi S, Nicolai T, Martinez FD. Relation of indoor heating with asthma, allergic sensitization, and bronchial responsiveness: survey of children in south Bavaria. Br Med J 1996; 312:1448–1450.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Azizi BH, Zulkifli HI, Kasim S. Indoor air pollution and asthma in hospitalized children in a tropical environment. J Asthma 1995; 32:413–418.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Flodin U, Jonsson P, Ziegler J, Axelson O. An epidemiologic study of bronchial asthma and smoking. Epidemiology 1995; 6:503–505.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Strachan DP, Cook DG. Parental smoking and childhood asthma: longitudinal and case-control studies. Thorax 1998; 53:204–212.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Piipari R, Jaakkola JJK, Jaakkola N, Jaakkola MS. Smoking and asthma in adults. Eur Respir J 2004; 24:734–739, DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00116903.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gilliland FD, Islam T, Berhane K, Gauderman WJ, McConnell R, Avol E, Peters JM. Regular smoking and asthma incidence in adolescents. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006; 174:1094–1100.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Althuis MD, Sexton M, Prybylski D. Cigarette smoking and asthma symptom severity among adult asthmatics. J Asthma 1999; 36:257–264.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beeh KM, Micke P, Ksoll M, Buhl R. Cigarette smoking, but not sensitization to Alternaria, is associated with severe asthma in urban patients. J Asthma 2001; 38:41–49.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Siroux V, Pin I, Oryszczyn MP, Le Moual N, Kauffmann F. Relationships of active smoking to asthma and asthma severity in the EGEA study. Epidemiological Study on the Genetics and Environment of Asthma. Eur Respir J 2000; 15:470–477.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ben-Noun L. Is there a relationship between smoking and asthma in adults? J Int Med Res 1999; 27:15–21.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jindal SK, Gupta D. The relationship between tobacco smoke and bronchial asthma. Indian J Med Res 2004; 120:443–453.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh D, Sobti PC, Arora V, Soni RK. Epidemiological study of asthma in rural children. Indian J Community Med 2002; 27:167–170.
   Google Scholar
• Gupta D, Aggarwal AN, Kumar R, Jindal SK. Prevalence of bronchial asthma and association with environmental tobacco smoke exposure in adolescent school children in Chandigarh, North India. J Asthma 2001; 38:501–507.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chhabra SK, Gupta CK, Chhabra P, Rajpal S. Prevalence of bronchial asthma in school children in Delhi. J Asthma 1998; 35:291–296.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Global Initiative for Asthma. GINA workshop report: global strategy for asthma management and prevention. Available at: http://www.ginasthma.com/wr_clean.pdf. 2011. Accessed 19 Aug 2011.
   Google Scholar
• Boulet L-P, Lemière C, Archambault F, Carrier G, Descary MC, Deschesnes F. Smoking and asthma: clinical and radiologic features, lung function, and airway inflammation. Chest 2006; 129:661–668.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Subramanian SV, Ackerson LK, Subramanyam MA, Wright RJ. Domestic violence is associated with adult and childhood asthma prevalence in India. Int J Epidemiol 2007; 36:569–579.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hu G, Zhou Y, Tian J, Yao W, Li J, Li B, Ran P. Risk of COPD from exposure to biomass smoke: a meta analysis. Chest 2010; 138:20–31.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kurmi OP, Semple S, Simkhada P, Smith WCS, Ayres JG. COPD and chronic bronchitis risk of indoor air pollution from solid fuel: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax 2010; 65:221–228.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Behera D, Jindal SK. Respiratory symptoms in Indian women using domestic cooking fuels. Chest 1991; 100:385–388.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Smith-Sivertsen T, Díaz E, Pope D, Lie RT, Díaz A, McCracken J, Bakke P, Arana B, Smith KR, Bruce N. Effect of reducing indoor air pollution on women’s respiratory symptoms and lung function: the RESPIRE Randomized Trial, Guatemala. Am J Epidemiol 2009; 170(2):211–220.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chapman RS, He X, Blair AE, Lan Q. Improvement in household stoves and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Xuanwei, China: retrospective cohort study. BMJ 2005; 331(7524):1050–1056.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Romieu I, Riojas-Rodríguez H, Marrón-Mares AT, Schilmann A, Perez-Padilla R, Masera O. Improved biomass stove intervention in rural Mexico: impact on the respiratory health of women. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009; 180(7):649–656.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar