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Beyond air pollution: a national assessment of cooking-related burns in Ghana.

Misbath DaoudaKaali SeyramGeorgette Owusu AmankwahIddrisu SeiduAbhishek KarSulemana AbubakariFlavio MalaguttiSule AwuniAbdul RazakEdward AprakuPeter PeprahAlison G LeeSumi MehtaDarby JackKwaku Poku Asante
Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2024)
Using a nationally representative sample, we found that solid fuel use doubled the odds of cooking-related burns compared with liquified petroleum gas. Ghana's efforts to expand access to liquified petroleum gas should focus on safe use.
Keyphrases
  • air pollution
  • quality improvement
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease