Association between the Use of Biomass as Fuel for Cooking and Acute Respiratory Infections in Children under 5 Years of Age in Peru: An Analysis of a Population-Based Survey, 2019.
Renato Chávez-ZacaríasFélix Lindo-CaveroBrenda Caira-ChuquineyraDaniel Fernandez-GuzmanCarolina J Delgado-FloresCarlos J Toro-HuamanchumoDiego Urrunaga-PastorGuido Bendezú-QuispePublished in: Journal of environmental and public health (2022)
It has been found that biomass was used to cook food in two of every 10 households. Likewise, almost one-seventh of children under 5 years old presented an ARI. The use of biomass as a source of energy for cooking in the home was associated with a higher probability of presenting ARIs.