The effect of solid fuel use on childhood mortality in Nigeria: Evidence from the 2013 cross-sectional household survey

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ezeh, Osita Kingsley ^a   Agho, Kingsley Emwinyore ^a   Dibley, Michael John ^b   Hall, John Joseph ^c   Page, Andrew Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood mortality; Indoor air pollution; Nigeria; Solid fuels

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD MORTALITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FUEL; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INDOOR AIR; NEONATE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUEL AND FUEL RELATED PHENOMENA; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MORTALITY RATE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NIGERIA; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID FUEL USE; CROP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; INFANT MORTALITY; MANURE; POACEAE; WOOD;

NIGERIA;

CHARCOAL; COAL; MANURE;

CHARCOAL; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COAL; COOKING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANURE; NIGERIA; POACEAE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOOD;

EID: 84965185374     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-113     Document Type: Review

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