TY - GEN
T1 - A review paper on traditional fuel use, indoor air pollution, and Respiratory diseases
T2 - 2018 International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2018
AU - Mbonane, Thokozani P.
AU - Masekameni, Daniel
AU - Mokoatle, Charlotte
AU - Kasangana, Kevin K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Cape Peninsula University of technology.
PY - 2018/6/13
Y1 - 2018/6/13
N2 - About 90% of the South African population have got access to electricity, yet it is believed that several households continue to rely on traditional fuels such as coal, charcoal, firewood, animal dung as their primary cooking fuels. The combustion of traditional fuels in an inefficient cookstoves results in increased Indoor Air Pollution (IAP), ill respiratory health and several cases of premature deaths. This paper summarizes studies providing evidence of an association between household energy patterns, IAP and of acute or chronic lower and upper respiratory infections in South African households. It is believed that IAP has contributed to about 1400 premature deaths and current interventions programmes to increase access to modern energy services including electricity for poor households could be failing as reports of diseases and deaths continue to be documented. Based on existing evidence, it is that recommended energy practitioners should target achievable, yet health-saving interventions targets for the poor.
AB - About 90% of the South African population have got access to electricity, yet it is believed that several households continue to rely on traditional fuels such as coal, charcoal, firewood, animal dung as their primary cooking fuels. The combustion of traditional fuels in an inefficient cookstoves results in increased Indoor Air Pollution (IAP), ill respiratory health and several cases of premature deaths. This paper summarizes studies providing evidence of an association between household energy patterns, IAP and of acute or chronic lower and upper respiratory infections in South African households. It is believed that IAP has contributed to about 1400 premature deaths and current interventions programmes to increase access to modern energy services including electricity for poor households could be failing as reports of diseases and deaths continue to be documented. Based on existing evidence, it is that recommended energy practitioners should target achievable, yet health-saving interventions targets for the poor.
KW - Energy use
KW - indoor air quality
KW - respiratory diseases
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050006070&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.23919/DUE.2018.8384406
DO - 10.23919/DUE.2018.8384406
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85050006070
T3 - 2018 International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2018
SP - 1
EP - 7
BT - 2018 International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 3 April 2018 through 5 April 2018
ER -
