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Association between choice of cooking fuel and peak expiratory flow rate among rural women in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
| Name | World Continuing Education Alliance |
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| Activity Title | Association between choice of cooking fuel and peak expiratory flow rate among rural women in the Niger Delta, Nigeria |
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| Details | According to the World Health Organisation, around 3 billion people around the world use kerosene, biomass (wood, animal dung and crop waste) and coal as domestic fuels. Their incomplete combustion produces harmful pollutants. These pollutants have adverse effects on both human health and the climate. The use of biomass fuel is prevalent around the world as it used by over half of the world’s population. Women and children in developing countries are the most exposed to harmful air pollutants released during fuel combustion, as traditionally women bear the responsibility for cooking and usually have their children around them. Exposures to these air pollutants have been shown to contribute to diseases of the respiratory system via various mechanisms, including airway inflammation and direct oxidant damage to cell membranes. This leads to increased susceptibility to acute respiratory infections, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis an... |
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| Competence | Public Health |
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| Start Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| End Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| Event Time | 01:00 PM |
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| Location | World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System |
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| Cost (UGX) | 0 |
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| CPD Points | 1 |
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