Exposure Assessment to Indoor Smoke Pollution in a Rural Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Berhane, Yemane (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kumie, Abera (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Eshete, Berhanu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T09:57:34Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T14:40:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T09:57:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T14:40:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Very little effort has been made in Ethiopia to assess the effect of indoor air pollution at a community level. The aim of the study was to assess exposure to indoor air pollution at a household level and f ind out the feasibility of using questionnaire in determining exposure level for indoor air pollution . Crosssectional study design was utilized . Data were collected using structured questionnaire , in-depth interview with key informants and child movement recording . Data entry and analysis was done using Epi Info version 6 statistical software . A total of 600 households f rom the three study areas (rural high land , rural lowland and t own)were assessed . Three hundred thirty four(55 . 7%)of the households had high exposure level to indoor smoke . Rural households were less likely to have adequate smoke clearance compared to urban households (OR=O . 3 ; 95% CI=O . 16 , 0 . 54) . Being muslem, mar ri ed , Mother illiterate and and low economic status were less likely to be in the low exposure status with adjusted OR(95%CI) of 2 . 24(1.39 , 3 . 54) , 0 . 41(0 . 18 , 0 . 82) , 0 . 36(0 . 2 , 0 . 66)and 0 . 34(0 . 22 , O . ~4) , respectively . The main source of i ndoor Hlnoke wa s biomass fuel used by 98 . 5% for cooking and 29 . 6% for heating . The majority (94.9%) were using open type of stove wi thout flue or chimney . The median (SO) of exposure time by the interview and observation was found to be 180(202) and 125(148) minutes , respecti vely. From this we conclude and recommend that biomass fuels are the principal sources for the indoor smoke , the poor socio- demographic and environmental factors e xpos e children t o indoor smoke and collecting information about exposure time of under f ive c h ildren using interview and observation methods has no statistically significant difference . Using cleaner fuels , improving social , e conomic , cultural and envi ronmental conditions could improve the exposure level to indoor smoke . | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/30979 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Assessment to Indoor Smoke Pollution | en_US |
| dc.title | Exposure Assessment to Indoor Smoke Pollution in a Rural Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |