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- Title
Effects of household cooking fuels on the symptoms of acute lower respiratory infections among under-five children: Findings from the combined Eswatini 2010 and 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.
- Authors
Simelane, Maswati S.; Vermaak, Kerry; Masango, Sdumo
- Abstract
Studies suggest that children who remain in the household while their mothers are cooking are at risk of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) due to smoke and polluting solid fuel. The objective of this study is to determine the effects of household sources of cooking material on ALRIs among children under five years. Using data from the combined 2010 and 2014 Eswatini Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (EMICS) (N=4020), the findings indicate that the overall prevalence of ALRIs was 11.1% among children in households that used biomass in comparison to 10.1% among those that used nonbiomass fuel for cooking. The multivariable logistic regression model showed no significant association between the source of cooking fuel and ALRIs. However, in the Bayesian networks model, the relationship between the source of cooking material and ALRIs operated through intervening variables, region and place of residence. Among the control variables, age of the child, children who have had diarrhea, maternal age and education level, source of drinking water, place of residence, and region of residence were associated with ALRIs. This study indicated that household cooking fuel was not directly associated with ALRIs among children, instead, operated through region and place of residence (intervening variables) to influence the odds of ALRIs among children under five years in Eswatini. Therefore, programmes should continue to alleviate the use of biomass material for cooking in households and pay attention to the confounders reported in this study.
- Publication
Southern African Journal of Demography, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 1, p88
- ISSN
1682-4482
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.2307/27180650