Lower respiratory tract illness in XXXX younger than five years of age and adverse pregnancy outcomes related to household air pollution in Bariloche (Argentina) and Temuco (Chile).

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between household air pollution (HAP) with @entity11127 ( @entity11127 ) in @entity1 younger than 5 years old and adverse pregnancy outcomes. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: This retrospective cohort study took place in two cities in Patagonia. Using systemic random sampling, we selected households in which at least one @entity1 <5 years had lived and/or a @entity1 had been born alive or stillborn. Trained interviewers administered the questionnaire. RESULTS: We included 926 households with 695 pregnancies and 1,074 @entity1 . Household cooking was conducted indoors in ventilated rooms and the use of wood as the principal fuel for cooking was lower in Temuco (13% vs 17%). In exposed to biomass fuel use, the adjusted OR for @entity11127 was 1.87 (95% CI 0.98-3.55; p = 0.056) in Temuco and 1.12 (95% CI 0.61-2.05; p = 0.716) in Bariloche. For perinatal morbidity, the OR was 3.11 (95% CI 0.86-11.32; p = 0.084) and 1.41 (95% CI 0.50-3.97; p = 0.518), respectively. However, none of the effects were statistically significant (p >0.05) CONCLUSION: The use of biomass fuel to cook in traditional cookstoves in ventilated dwellings may increase the risk of perinatal morbidity and @entity11127 . This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
