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Volume 6, Issue 5(Suppl) Epidemiology (Sunnyvale)
ISSN: 2161-1165 ECR, Open Access
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Epidemiology 2016
October 3-5, 2016
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Epidemiology & Public HealthOctober 3-5, 2016|London, UK
4th International Conference on
HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION AND UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY IN SOUTH ASIA
Sabrina Naza
aWestern Sydney University, Australia
Household Air Pollution (HAP) - predominantly from cooking fuel is a major public health hazard and one of the leading
causes of respiratory illness and deaths among children under-five years in South Asia. The association between HAP
from cooking fuel and under-five mortality was examined using Demographic and Health Survey datasets for Bangladesh
(2004-2011), India (1992-2006), Pakistan (1990-2013) and Nepal (2001-2011), and the extent to which the association differed
by environmental and behavioral factors affecting the level of exposure. A total of 166,382 living children under-five from
India, 18,308 from Bangladesh, 16,766 from Nepal and 11,507 from Pakistan were used for this study. Multi-level logistic
regression models were used for analyses and the result showed strong association for Nepal (OR=1.99, 95%CI=1.25-3.18,
P=0.004), followed by India (OR=1.30, 95%CI=1.18-1.43, P<0.001), Bangladesh (OR=1.14, 95%CI=0.83-1.55, P=0.422) and
Pakistan (OR=1.13, 95%CI=0.83-1.53, P=0.433). Use of cooking fuel in the household is associated with increased risk of
mortality in children aged under-five years. Improved infrastructure, household design and behavioural interventions can help
reduce this pollution from cooking fuel resulting in further declines in under-five mortality in South Asian countries.
Biography
Sabrina has been studying PhD in Epidemiology at the Centre of Health Research, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2571, Australia.
She has completed her Masters degree in Biostatistics. This study was part of her thesis for a doctoral disseration. The results from this study for Bangladesh has
been published in International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health.
Sabrina Naz, Epidemiology (Sunnyvale), 6:5(Suppl)