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    Health and social impact of indoor air pollution
    (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Nandasena, S.
    Indoor air pollution from combustion of solid fuel used for cooking and heating is one of the 10 leading contributors to the global burden of disease. Three billion of the world’s population and up to 90% of rural households in developing countries and 78% of Sri Lankan households still rely on solid fuel for cooking. Out of the households that use solid fuel for cooking, about 65% cook inside the main households. Only 72% of such households have a chimney. Reported air quality levels in the majority of Sri Lankan households are several fold higher than the WHO guideline values. Infiltration of air pollutants from outdoors is a key source of indoor air pollution in urban settings especially if the households are close to industries and major roads. The evidence for indoor air pollution and acute respiratory infections in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or chronic bronchitis in women is compelling, while effects on adverse pregnancy outcomes, low birth weight and infant neurodevelopment is growing.
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    Household air pollution research and policy: a worked example
    (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Sathiakumar, N.
    OBJECTIVES: 1) To describe the importance of scientific evidence in policy development in the area of household air pollution 2) To present a framework on designing evidence based interventions and policy on exposure reduction related to household air pollution The future of policy development in the area of household air pollution (HAP) depends on credible scientific data that documents the health risks associated with HAP. In most instances, it is necessary to base decisions on the evidence generated elsewhere and to make inferences about the extent to which this evidence is generalizable to another location or country. The ways in which elements of the structural, physical, social and/or cultural environmental factors can influence HAP and how these factors may influence the effectiveness of interventions to reduce HAP exposure are discussed. A framework to be used by public health professionals who are designing, executing, reporting and synthesizing research on HAP, designing and implementing interventions for HAP exposure reduction or formulating policy is suggested.