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The impact of cooking with firewood on respiratory health: evidence from Indonesia

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posted on 2023-06-08, 22:45 authored by Ani Rudra Silwal, Andy MckayAndy Mckay
The vast majority of households in low-income countries cook with firewood, which is known to produce various airborne toxins. We examine whether cooking with firewood results in poorer respiratory health by using a unique Indonesian household survey that collected direct measures of lung capacity. We find that individuals living in households that cook with firewood have 9.4 per cent lower lung capacity than those that cook with cleaner fuels. This impact is larger for women and children than for men. The results strongly support the international policy focus on facilitating households to switch to cooking with cleaner fuels.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Journal of Development Studies

ISSN

0022-0388

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

12

Volume

51

Page range

1619-1633

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  • Economics Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-10-14

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