TY - GEN
T1 - Household Fuel Use and Prevalence of Self-reported Allergic Rhinitis in Rural Areas of Mpumalanga, South Africa
AU - Bidassey-Manilal, Shalin
AU - Mbonane, Thokozani P.
AU - Rathebe, Phoka C.
AU - Senekane, Mpinane F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Household air pollution (HAP) exposure caused by burning of solid fuels during cooking and heating is associated with adverse health impacts. Such effects include respiratory allergic reactions and asthma. Most households in South Africa use mainly firewood and animal biomass for cooking. The use of traditional fuel for cooking and heating has been associated with allergic rhinitis especially in rural areas of South Africa. A cross-sectional study was conducted were 167 households were randomly selected after different locations were stratified. A questionnaire with both closed and open-ended questions adopted from International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) was used. The prevalence of household reported allergic rhinitis in the different locations were Bhubhane (64%), Mahlabatsini (53%), Masakeni (50%), Babrook (48%), KaJohn (34%) and KaDukies (23%). Allergic rhinitis was significantly associated with the use of coal, wood and kerosene. We did not find any association between allergic rhinitis and the use of charcoal and animal dung. The study showed a high prevalence of household-reported allergic rhinitis amongst children in rural areas. The findings indicate the role of particulate matter from burning traditional fuel indoors as a risk factor to allergic rhinitis.
AB - Household air pollution (HAP) exposure caused by burning of solid fuels during cooking and heating is associated with adverse health impacts. Such effects include respiratory allergic reactions and asthma. Most households in South Africa use mainly firewood and animal biomass for cooking. The use of traditional fuel for cooking and heating has been associated with allergic rhinitis especially in rural areas of South Africa. A cross-sectional study was conducted were 167 households were randomly selected after different locations were stratified. A questionnaire with both closed and open-ended questions adopted from International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) was used. The prevalence of household reported allergic rhinitis in the different locations were Bhubhane (64%), Mahlabatsini (53%), Masakeni (50%), Babrook (48%), KaJohn (34%) and KaDukies (23%). Allergic rhinitis was significantly associated with the use of coal, wood and kerosene. We did not find any association between allergic rhinitis and the use of charcoal and animal dung. The study showed a high prevalence of household-reported allergic rhinitis amongst children in rural areas. The findings indicate the role of particulate matter from burning traditional fuel indoors as a risk factor to allergic rhinitis.
KW - Allergic rhinitis
KW - biomass indoor air pollution
KW - rural areas
KW - solid fuels and traditional fuels.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076346233&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/OI.2019.8908259
DO - 10.1109/OI.2019.8908259
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85076346233
T3 - 2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019
SP - 241
EP - 246
BT - 2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019
A2 - Ochara, Nixon Muganda
A2 - Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019
Y2 - 2 October 2019 through 4 October 2019
ER -
