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1. Prevalence of chronic cough, its risk factors and population attributable risk in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: a multinational cross-sectional studyResearch in context

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Hazim Abozid, Jaymini Patel, Peter Burney, Sylvia Hartl, Robab Breyer-Kohansal, Kevin Mortimer, Asaad A. Nafees, Mohammed Al Ghobain, Tobias Welte, Imed Harrabi, Meriam Denguezli, Li Cher Loh, Abdul Rashid, Thorarinn Gislason, Cristina Barbara, Joao Cardoso, Fatima Rodrigues, Terence Seemungal, Daniel Obaseki, Sanjay Juvekar, Stefanni Nonna Paraguas, Wan C. Tan, Frits M.E. Franssen, Filip Mejza, David Mannino, Christer Janson, Hamid Hacene Cherkaski, Mahesh Padukudru Anand, Hasan Hafizi, Sonia Buist, Parvaiz A. Koul, Asma El Sony, Marie-Kathrin Breyer, Otto C. Burghuber, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Andre F.S. Amaral, Anila Aliko, Donika Bardhi, Holta Tafa, Natasha Thanasi, Arian Mezini, Alma Teferici, Dafina Todri, Jolanda Nikolla, Rezarta Kazasi, Amira Bengrait, Tabarek Haddad, Ibtissem Zgaoula, Maamar Ghit, Abdelhamid Roubhia, Soumaya Boudra, Feryal Atoui, Randa Yakoubi, Rachid Benali, Abdelghani Bencheikh, Nadia Ait-Khaled, Christine Jenkins, Guy Marks, Tessa Bird, Paola Espinel, Kate Hardaker, Brett Toelle, Michael Studnicka, Torkil Dawes, Bernd Lamprecht, Lea Schirhofer, Akramul Islam, Syed Masud Ahmed, Shayla Islam, Qazi Shafayetul Islam, Mesbah-Ul-Haque, Tridib Roy Chowdhury, Sukantha Kumar Chatterjee, Dulal Mia, Shyamal Chandra Das, Mizanur Rahman, Nazrul Islam, Shahaz Uddin, Nurul Islam, Luiza Khatun, Monira Parvin, Abdul Awal Khan, Maidul Islam, Herve Lawin, Arsene Kpangon, Karl Kpossou, Gildas Agodokpessi, Paul Ayelo, Benjamin Fayomi, Bertrand Mbatchou, Atongno Humphrey Ashu, Wen Wang, NanShan Zhong, Shengming Liu, Jiachun Lu, Pixin Ran, Dali Wang, Jin-ping Zheng, Yumin Zhou, Rain Jogi, Hendrik Laja, Katrin Ulst, Vappu Zobel, Toomas-Julius Lill, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Isabelle Bodemann, Henning Geldmacher, Alexandra SchwedaLinow, Bryndis Benedikdtsdottir, Kristin Jorundsdottir, Lovisa Gudmundsdottir, Sigrun Gudmundsdottir, Gunnar Gudmundsson, Mahesh Rao, Sajjad Malik, Nissar A. Hakim, Umar Hafiz Khan, Rohini Chowgule, Vasant Shetye, Jonelle Raphael, Rosel Almeda, Mahesh Tawde, Rafiq Tadvi, Sunil Katkar, Milind Kadam, Rupesh Dhanawade, Umesh Ghurup, Siddhi Hirve, Somnath Sambhudas, Bharat Chaidhary, Meera Tambe, Savita Pingale, Arati Umap, Archana Umap, Nitin Shelar, Sampada Devchakke, Sharda Chaudhary, Suvarna Bondre, Savita Walke, Ashleshsa Gawhane, Anil Sapkal, Rupali Argade, Vijay Gaikwad, Sundeep Salvi, Bill Brashier, Jyoti Londhe, Sapna Madas, Althea Aquart-Stewart, Akosua Francia Aikman, Talant M. Sooronbaev, Bermet M. Estebesova, Meerim Akmatalieva, Saadat Usenbaeva, Jypara Kydyrova, Eliza Bostonova, Ulan Sheraliev, Nuridin Marajapov, Nurgul Toktogulova, Berik Emilov, Toktogul Azilova, Gulnara Beishekeeva, Nasyikat Dononbaeva, Aijamal Tabyshova, Wezzie Nyapigoti, Ernest Mwangoka, Mayamiko Kambwili, Martha Chipeta, Gloria Banda, Suzgo Mkandawire, Justice Banda, Li-Cher Loh, Siti Sholehah, Mohamed C. Benjelloun, Chakib Nejjari, Mohamed Elbiaze, Karima El Rhazi, E.F.M. Wouters, G.J. Wesseling, Gregory Erhabor, Olayemi Awopeju, Olufemi Adewole, Amund Gulsvik, Tina Endresen, Lene Svendsen, Muhammad Irfan, Zafar Fatmi, Aysha Zahidie, Natasha Shaukat, Meesha Iqbal, Luisito F. Idolor, Teresita S. de Guia, Norberto A. Francisco, Camilo C. Roa, Fernando G. Ayuyao, Cecil Z. Tady, Daniel T. Tan, Sylvia Banal-Yang, Vincent M. Balanag, Jr., Maria Teresita N. Reyes, Renato B. Dantes, Lourdes Amarillo, Lakan U. Berratio, Lenora C. Fernandez, Gerard S. Garcia, Sullian S. Naval, Thessa Reyes, Camilo C. Roa, Jr., Flordeliza Sanchez, Leander P. Simpao, Ewa Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Jakub Frey, Rafal Harat, Pawel Nastalek, Andrzej Pajak, Wojciech Skucha, Andrzej Szczeklik, Magda Twardowska, Herminia Dias, João Almeida, Maria Joao Matos, Paula Simão, Moutinho Santos, Reis Ferreira, M. Al Ghobain, H. Alorainy, E. El-Hamad, M. Al Hajjaj, A. Hashi, R. Dela, R. Fanuncio, E. Doloriel, I. Marciano, L. Safia, Eric Bateman, Anamika Jithoo, Desiree Adams, Edward Barnes, Jasper Freeman, Anton Hayes, Sipho Hlengwa, Christine Johannisen, Mariana Koopman, Innocentia Louw, Ina Ludick, Alta Olckers, Johanna Ryck, Janita Storbeck, Kirthi Gunasekera, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Asma Elsony, Hana A. Elsadig, Nada Bakery Osman, Bandar Salah Noory, Monjda Awad Mohamed, Hasab Alrasoul Akasha Ahmed Osman, Namarig Moham ed Elhassan, Abdel Mu’is El Zain, Marwa Mohamed Mohamaden, Suhaiba Khalifa, Mahmoud Elhadi, Mohand Hassan, Dalia Abdelmonam, Inga Sif Olafsdottir, Katarina Nisser, Ulrike SpetzNystrom, Gunilla Hagg, GunMarie Lund, Fallon Lutchmansingh, Liane Conyette, Myriam Denguezli, Zouhair Tabka, Hager Daldoul, Zaki Boukheroufa, Firas Chouikha, Wahbi Belhaj Khalifa, Ali Kocabas, Attila Hancioglu, Ismail Hanta, Sedat Kuleci, Ahmet Sinan Turkyilmaz, Sema Umut, Turgay Unalan, Peter G.J. Burney, Louisa Gnatiuc, Hadia Azar, Caron Amor, James Potts, Michael Tumilty, Fiona McLean, Risha Dudhaiya, A. Sonia Buist, Mary Ann McBurnie, William M. Vollmer, Suzanne Gillespie, Sean Sullivan, Todd A. Lee, Kevin B. Weiss, Robert L. Jensen, Robert Crapo, Paul Enright, David M. Mannino, John Cain, Rebecca Copeland, Dana Hazen, and Jennifer Methvin

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Chronic cough, Epidemiology, Global health, Excess risk, Medicine (General), R5-920
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Summary: Background: Chronic cough is a common respiratory symptom with an impact on daily activities and quality of life. Global prevalence data are scarce and derive mainly from European and Asian countries and studies with outcomes other than chronic cough. In this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of chronic cough across a large number of study sites as well as to identify its main risk factors using a standardised protocol and definition. Methods: We analysed cross-sectional data from 33,983 adults (≥40 years), recruited between Jan 2, 2003 and Dec 26, 2016, in 41 sites (34 countries) from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. We estimated the prevalence of chronic cough for each site accounting for sampling design. To identify risk factors, we conducted multivariable logistic regression analysis within each site and then pooled estimates using random-effects meta-analysis. We also calculated the population attributable risk (PAR) associated with each of the identifed risk factors. Findings: The prevalence of chronic cough varied from 3% in India (rural Pune) to 24% in the United States of America (Lexington,KY). Chronic cough was more common among females, both current and passive smokers, those working in a dusty job, those with a history of tuberculosis, those who were obese, those with a low level of education and those with hypertension or airflow limitation. The most influential risk factors were current smoking and working in a dusty job. Interpretation: Our findings suggested that the prevalence of chronic cough varies widely across sites in different world regions. Cigarette smoking and exposure to dust in the workplace are its major risk factors. Funding: Wellcome Trust.

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2024
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2. Determinants of Household Waste Disposal Practices and Implications for Practical Community Interventions: Lessons from Lilongwe

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Patrick Ken Kalonde, Alick Chisale Austin, Treaser Mandevu, Prince Justice Banda, Andsen Banda, Michelle C Stanton, and Mengshi Zhou

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History, Polymers and Plastics, Business and International Management, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Open waste disposal has a negative effect on local ecology, economy, and public health. Understanding factors influencing waste disposal decisions is necessary for developing solutions to curb open waste disposal. This paper discusses the associations between household’s social demographic and spatial characteristics with preference for domestic waste disposal. The paper also utilizes this knowledge practical community action. This was achieved by gathering and examining a novel dataset of the waste disposal patterns of 200 randomly chosen households in Malawi. We observed that households were likely to dispose of their waste openly when the residential unit was closer to an existing open waste disposal site. A multinomial logistic regression model showed that the likelihood of choosing waste disposal methods, such as private garbage collection services, is higher when the household head is a woman, the housing unit is owned by the occupants, or in situations where a fence is present around the housing unit. We presented these findings to the neighborhood community development committee. A short-term community waste management plan was created using a participatory community planning approach. The plan included co-designing waste disposal solutions with landlords, setting up community waste bylaws, and intensifying civic education activities. In conclusion, our study provides insights into the factors that influence households’ disposal behavior. This unique case study highlights a potential approach for developing waste management policies using a bottom-up approach.

Published
2022
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3. Prevalence and population-attributable risk for chronic airflow obstruction in a large multinational study

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Peter Burney, Jaymini Patel, Cosetta Minelli, Louisa Gnatiuc, André F. S. Amaral, Ali Kocabaş, Hamid Hacene Cherkaski, Amund Gulsvik, Rune Nielsen, Eric Bateman, Anamika Jithoo, Kevin Mortimer, Talant M. Sooronbaev, Hervé Lawin, Chakib Nejjari, Mohammed Elbiaze, Karima El Rhazi, Jin-Ping Zheng, Pixin Ran, Tobias Welte, Daniel Obaseki, Gregory Erhabor, Asma Elsony, Nada Bakri Osman, Rana Ahmed, Ewa Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Filip Mejza, David M. Mannino, Cristina Bárbara, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Luisito F. Idolor, Li-Cher Loh, Abdul Rashid, Sanjay Juvekar, Thorarinn Gislason, Mohamed Al Ghobain, Michael Studnicka, Imed Harrabi, Meriam Denguezli, Parvaiz A. Koul, Christine Jenkins, Guy Marks, Rain Jõgi, Hasan Hafizi, Christer Janson, Wan C. Tan, Althea Aquart-Stewart, Bertrand Mbatchou, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Kirthi Gunasekera, Terry Seemungal, Mahesh Padukudru Anand, Paul Enright, William M. Vollmer, Marta Blangiardo, Fadlalla G. Elfadaly, A. Sonia Buist, Anila Aliko, Donika Bardhi, Holta Tafa, Natasha Thanasi, Arian Mezini, Alma Teferici, Dafina Todri, Jolanda Nikolla, Rezarta Kazasi, Amira Bengrait, Tabarek Haddad, Ibtissem Zgaoula, Maamar Ghit, Abdelhamid Roubhia, Soumaya Boudra, Feryal Atoui, Randa Yakoubi, Rachid Benali, Abdelghani Bencheikh, Nadia Ait-Khaled, Tessa Bird, Paola Espinel, Kate Hardaker, Brett Toelle, Torkil Dawes, Bernd Lamprecht, Lea Schirhofer, Akramul Islam, Syed Masud Ahmed, Shayla Islam, Qazi Shafayetul Islam, Tridib Roy Chowdhury, Sukantha Kumar Chatterjee, Dulal Mia, Shyamal Chandra Das, Mizanur Rahman, Nazrul Islam, Shahaz Uddin, Nurul Islam, Luiza Khatun, Monira Parvin, Abdul Awal Khan, Maidul Islam, Herve Lawin, Arsene Kpangon, Karl Kpossou, Gildas Agodokpessi, Paul Ayelo, Benjamin Fayomi, Atongno Humphrey Ashu, Wen Wang, NanShan Zhong, Shengming Liu, Jiachun Lu, Dali Wang, Jin-ping Zheng, Yumin Zhou, Hendrik Laja, Katrin Ulst, Vappu Zobel, Toomas-Julius Lill, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Isabelle Bodemann, Henning Geldmacher, Alexandra Schweda-Linow, Bryndis Benedikdtsdottir, Kristin Jörundsdottir, Lovisa Gudmundsdottir, Sigrun Gudmundsdottir, Gunnar Gudmundsson, Mahesh Rao, Sajjad Malik, Nissar A. Hakim, Umar Hafiz Khan, Rohini Chowgule, Vasant Shetye, Jonelle Raphael, Rosel Almeda, Mahesh Tawde, Rafiq Tadvi, Sunil Katkar, Milind Kadam, Rupesh Dhanawade, Umesh Ghurup, Siddhi Hirve, Somnath Sambhudas, Bharat Chaidhary, Meera Tambe, Savita Pingale, Arati Umap, Archana Umap, Nitin Shelar, Sampada Devchakke, Sharda Chaudhary, Suvarna Bondre, Savita Walke, Ashleshsa Gawhane, Anil Sapkal, Rupali Argade, Vijay Gaikwad, Sundeep Salvi, Bill Brashier, Jyoti Londhe, Sapna Madas, Akosua Francia Aikman, Bermet M. Estebesova, Meerim Akmatalieva, Saadat Usenbaeva, Jypara Kydyrova, Eliza Bostonova, Ulan Sheraliev, Nuridin Marajapov, Nurgul Toktogulova, Berik Emilov, Toktogul Azilova, Gulnara Beishekeeva, Nasyikat Dononbaeva, Aijamal Tabyshova, Wezzie Nyapigoti, Ernest Mwangoka, Mayamiko Kambwili, Martha Chipeta, Gloria Banda, Suzgo Mkandawire, Justice Banda, Siti Sholehah, Mohamed C. Benjelloun, Mohamed Elbiaze, E. F. M. Wouters, G. J. Wesseling, Olayemi Awopeju, Olufemi Adewole, Tina Endresen, Lene Svendsen, Asaad A. Nafees, Teresita S. de Guia, Norberto A. Francisco, Camilo C. Roa, Fernando G. Ayuyao, Cecil Z. Tady, Daniel T. Tan, Sylvia Banal-Yang, Vincent M. Balanag, Maria Teresita N. Reyes, Renato. B. Dantes, Renato B. Dantes, Lourdes Amarillo, Lakan U. Berratio, Lenora C. Fernandez, Gerard S. Garcia, Sullian S. Naval, Thessa Reyes, Ma. Flordeliza Sanchez, Leander P. Simpao, Jakub Frey, Rafal Harat, Pawel Nastalek, Andrzej Pajak, Wojciech Skucha, Andrzej Szczeklik, Magda Twardowska, Fátima Rodrigues, Hermínia Dias, João Cardoso, João Almeida, Maria João Matos, Paula Simão, Moutinho Santos, Reis Ferreira, M. Al Ghobain, H. Alorainy, E. El-Hamad, M. Al Hajjaj, A. Hashi, R. Dela, R. Fanuncio, E. Doloriel, I. Marciano, L. Safia, Desiree Adams, Edward Barnes, Jasper Freeman, Anton Hayes, Sipho Hlengwa, Christine Johannisen, Mariana Koopman, Innocentia Louw, Ina Ludick, Alta Olckers, Johanna Ryck, Janita Storbeck, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Hana A. Elsadig, Nada Bakery Osman, Bandar Salah Noory, Monjda Awad Mohamed, Hasab Alrasoul Akasha Ahmed Osman, Namarig Moham ed Elhassan, Abdel Mu‘is El Zain, Marwa Mohamed Mohamaden, Suhaiba Khalifa, Mahmoud Elhadi, Mohand Hassan, Dalia Abdelmonam, Inga Sif Olafsdottir, Katarina Nisser, Ulrike Spetz-Nyström, Gunilla Hägg, Gun-Marie Lund, Terence Seemungal, Fallon Lutchmansingh, Liane Conyette, Myriam Denguezli, Zouhair Tabka, Hager Daldoul, Zaki Boukheroufa, Firas Chouikha, Wahbi Belhaj Khalifa, Attila Hancioglu, Ismail Hanta, Sedat Kuleci, Ahmet Sinan Turkyilmaz, Sema Umut, Turgay Unalan, Peter G. J. Burney, Hadia Azar, Caron Amor, James Potts, Michael Tumilty, Fiona McLean, Risha Dudhaiya, Mary Ann McBurnie, Suzanne Gillespie, Sean Sullivan, Todd A. Lee, Kevin B. Weiss, Robert L. Jensen, Robert Crapo, John Cain, Rebecca Copeland, Dana Hazen, Jennifer Methvin, RS: NUTRIM - R3 - Respiratory & Age-related Health, Pulmonologie, MUMC+: MA Longziekten (3), and Wellcome Trust

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, wa_754, Vital capacity, Passive smoking, multinational study, Respiratory System, AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, medicine.disease_cause, LOWER LIMIT, population-attributable risk, Environmental health, medicine, Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study, PULMONARY-DISEASE, COPD, Population attributable risk, Risk factor, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, History of tuberculosis, business.industry, MORTALITY, ASSOCIATION, GLOBAL BURDEN, medicine.disease, Obstructive lung disease, REFERENCE VALUES, wf_20, chronic airflow obstruction, NEVER-SMOKERS, Relative risk, Attributable risk, OCCUPATION, wf_200, business, wf_600, wb_200
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Rationale: The Global Burden of Disease program identified smoking and ambient and household air pollution as the main drivers of death and disability from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objective: To estimate the attributable risk of chronic airflow obstruction (CAO), a quantifiable characteristic of COPD, due to several risk factors. Methods: The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study is a cross-sectional study of adults, aged ≥40, in a globally distributed sample of 41 urban and rural sites. Based on data from 28,459 participants, we estimated the prevalence of CAO, defined as a postbronchodilator FEV1-to-FVC ratio less than the lower limit of normal, and the relative risks associated with different risk factors. Local relative risks were estimated using a Bayesian hierarchical model borrowing information from across sites. From these relative risks and the prevalence of risk factors, we estimated local population attributable risks. Measurements and Main Results: The mean prevalence of CAO was 11.2% in men and 8.6% in women. The mean population attributable risk for smoking was 5.1% in men and 2.2% in women. The next most influential risk factors were poor education levels, working in a dusty job for ≥10 years, low body mass index, and a history of tuberculosis. The risk of CAO attributable to the different risk factors varied across sites. Conclusions: Although smoking remains the most important risk factor for CAO, in some areas, poor education, low body mass index, and passive smoking are of greater importance. Dusty occupations and tuberculosis are important risk factors at some sites.

Published
2021

4. Airflow Obstruction and Use of Solid Fuels for Cooking or Heating BOLD (Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease) Results

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André F. S. Amaral, Jaymini Patel, Bernet S. Kato, Daniel O. Obaseki, Hervé Lawin, Wan C. Tan, Sanjay K. Juvekar, Imed Harrabi, Michael Studnicka, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Li-Cher Loh, Eric D. Bateman, Kevin Mortimer, A. Sonia Buist, Peter G. J. Burney, NanShan Zhong, Shengming Liu, Jiachun Lu, Pixin Ran, Dali Wang, Jingping Zheng, Yumin Zhou, Ali Kocabaş, Attila Hancioglu, Ismail Hanta, Sedat Kuleci, Ahmet Sinan Turkyilmaz, Sema Umut, Turgay Unalan, Torkil Dawes, Bernd Lamprecht, Lea Schirhofer, Eric Bateman, Anamika Jithoo, Desiree Adams, Edward Barnes, Jasper Freeman, Anton Hayes, Sipho Hlengwa, Christine Johannisen, Mariana Koopman, Innocentia Louw, Ina Ludick, Alta Olckers, Johanna Ryck, Janita Storbeck, Thorarinn Gislason, Bryndis Benedikdtsdottir, Kristin Jörundsdottir, Lovisa Gudmundsdottir, Sigrun Gudmundsdottir, Gunnar Gundmundsson, Ewa Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Jakub Frey, Rafal Harat, Filip Mejza, Pawel Nastalek, Andrzej Pajak, Wojciech Skucha, Andrzej Szczeklik, Magda Twardowska, Tobias Welte, Isabelle Bodemann, Henning Geldmacher, Alexandra Schweda-Linow, Amund Gulsvik, Tina Endresen, Lene Svendsen, Wen Wang, David M. Mannino, John Cain, Rebecca Copeland, Dana Hazen, Jennifer Methvin, Renato B. Dantes, Lourdes Amarillo, Lakan U. Berratio, Lenora C. Fernandez, Norberto A. Francisco, Gerard S. Garcia, Teresita S. de Guia, Luisito F. Idolor, Sullian S. Naval, Thessa Reyes, Camilo C. Roa, Ma. Flordeliza Sanchez, Leander P. Simpao, Christine Jenkins, Guy Marks, Tessa Bird, Paola Espinel, Kate Hardaker, Brett Toelle, Peter GJ Burney, Caron Amor, James Potts, Michael Tumilty, Fiona McLean, E. F. M. Wouters, G. J. Wesseling, Cristina Bárbara, Fátima Rodrigues, Hermínia Dias, João Cardoso, João Almeida, Maria João Matos, Paula Simão, Moutinho Santos, Reis Ferreira, Christer Janson, Inga Sif Olafsdottir, Katarina Nisser, Ulrike Spetz-Nyström, Gunilla Hägg, Gun-Marie Lund, Rain Jõgi, Hendrik Laja, Katrin Ulst, Vappu Zobel, Toomas-Julius Lill, Parvaiz A Koul, Sajjad Malik, Nissar A Hakim, Umar Hafiz Khan, Rohini Chowgule, Vasant Shetye, Jonelle Raphael, Rosel Almeda, Mahesh Tawde, Rafiq Tadvi, Sunil Katkar, Milind Kadam, Rupesh Dhanawade, Umesh Ghurup, Myriam Denguezli, Zouhair Tabka, Hager Daldoul, Zaki Boukheroufa, Firas Chouikha, Wahbi Belhaj Khalifa, Fernando G. Ayuyao, Cecil Z. Tady, Daniel T. Tan, Sylvia Banal-Yang, Vincent M. Balanag, Maria Teresita N. Reyes, Renato. B. Dantes, Sanjay Juvekar, Siddhi Hirve, Somnath Sambhudas, Bharat Chaidhary, Meera Tambe, Savita Pingale, Arati Umap, Archana Umap, Nitin Shelar, Sampada Devchakke, Sharda Chaudhary, Suvarna Bondre, Savita Walke, Ashleshsa Gawhane, Anil Sapkal, Rupali Argade, Vijay Gaikwad, Sundeep Salvi, Bill Brashier, Jyoti Londhe, Sapna Madas, Mohamed C Benjelloun, Chakib Nejjari, Mohamed Elbiaze, Karima El Rhazi, Daniel Obaseki, Gregory Erhabor, Olayemi Awopeju, Olufemi Adewole, M. Al Ghobain, H. Alorainy, E. El-Hamad, M. Al Hajjaj, H. Ayan, D. Rowena, F. Rofel, E. Elizabeth, I. Imelda, H. Safia, null Lyla, Talant M. Sooronbaev, Bermet M. Estebesova, Meerim Akmatalieva, Saadat Usenbaeva, Jypara Kydyrova, Eliza Bostonova, Ulan Sheraliev, Nuridin Marajapov, Nurgul Toktogulova, Berik Emilov, Toktogul Azilova, Gulnara Beishekeeva, Nasyikat Dononbaeva, null AijamalTabyshova, Wezzie Nyapigoti, Ernest Mwangoka, Mayamiko Kambwili, Martha Chipeta, Gloria Banda, Suzgo Mkandawire, Justice Banda, Asma Elsony, Hana A. Elsadig, Nada Bakery Osman, Bandar Salah Noory, Monjda Awad Mohamed, Hasab Alrasoul Akasha Ahmed Osman, Namarig Moham ed Elhassan, Abdel Mu‘is El Zain, Marwa Mohamed Mohamaden, Suhaiba Khalifa, Mahmoud Elhadi, Mohand Hassan, Dalia Abdelmonam, Hasan Hafizi, Anila Aliko, Donika Bardhi, Holta Tafa, Natasha Thanasi, Arian Mezini, Alma Teferici, Dafina Todri, Jolanda Nikolla, Rezarta Kazasi, Hamid Hacene Cherkaski, Amira Bengrait, Tabarek Haddad, Ibtissem Zgaoula, Maamar Ghit, Abdelhamid Roubhia, Soumaya Boudra, Feryal Atoui, Randa Yakoubi, Rachid Benali, Abdelghani Bencheikh, Nadia Ait-Khaled, Akramul Islam, Syed Masud Ahmed, Shayla Islam, Qazi Shafayetul Islam, null Mesbah-Ul-Haque, Tridib Roy Chowdhury, Sukantha Kumar Chatterjee, Dulal Mia, Shyamal Chandra Das, Mizanur Rahman, Nazrul Islam, Shahaz Uddin, Nurul Islam, Luiza Khatun, Monira Parvin, Abdul Awal Khan, Maidul Islam, Abdul Rashid, Siti Sholehah, Herve Lawin, Arsene Kpangon, Karl Kpossou, Gildas Agodokpessi, Paul Ayelo, Benjamin Fayomi, Pulmonologie, MUMC+: MA Longziekten (3), and RS: NUTRIM - R3 - Respiratory & Age-related Health

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, Chronic bronchitis, solid fuels (biomass), Pulmonary disease, Biomass smoke, urologic and male genital diseases, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Airflow obstruction, airflow obstruction, Lower limit, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, LOWER LIMIT, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, BIOMASS SMOKE, POLLUTION, low-income countries, Internal medicine, YOUNG-ADULTS, PULMONARY-DISEASE, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, CHIMNEY STOVE INTERVENTION, COPD, business.industry, Original Articles, medicine.disease, Solid fuel, REFERENCE VALUES, respiratory tract diseases, CHRONIC-BRONCHITIS, 030228 respiratory system, NEVER-SMOKERS, Reference values, Cardiology, RISK-FACTORS, business
Abstract

Rationale: Evidence supporting the association of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or airflow obstruction with use of solid fuels is conflicting and inconsistent. Objectives: To assess the association of airflow obstruction with self-reported use of solid fuels for cooking or heating. Methods: We analyzed 18,554 adults from the BOLD (Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease) study, who had provided acceptable post-bronchodilator spirometry measurements, and information on use of solid fuels. The association of airflow obstruction with use of solid fuels for cooking or heating was assessed by sex, within each site, using regression analysis. Estimates were stratified by national income and meta-analyzed. We performed similar analyses for spirometric restriction, chronic cough, and chronic phlegm. Measurements and Main Results: We found no association between airflow obstruction and use of solid fuels for cooking or heating (odds ratio [OR] for men, 1.20 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.94–1.53]; OR for women, 0.88 [95% CI, 0.67–1.15]). This was true for low-/middle- and high-income sites. Among never-smokers, there was also no evidence of an association of airflow obstruction with use of solid fuels (OR for men, 1.00 [95% CI, 0.57–1.76]; OR for women, 1.00 [95% CI, 0.76–1.32]). Overall, we found no association of spirometric restriction, chronic cough, or chronic phlegm with the use of solid fuels. However, we found that chronic phlegm was more likely to be reported among female never-smokers and those who had been exposed for 20 years or longer. Conclusions: Airflow obstruction assessed from post-bronchodilator spirometry was not associated with use of solid fuels for cooking or heating.

Published
2018
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5. Determinants of household waste disposal practices and implications for practical community interventions: lessons from Lilongwe

Author

Patrick Ken Kalonde, Alick Chisale Austin, Treaser Mandevu, Prince Justice Banda, Andsen Banda, Michelle C Stanton, and Mengshi Zhou

Subjects
waste disposal practices, Malawi, multinomial logistic regression, open dumping, community environmental planning, waste management, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
Abstract

Open waste disposal has a negative effect on local ecology, economy, and public health. Understanding factors influencing waste disposal decisions is necessary for developing solutions to curb open waste disposal. This paper discusses the associations between household’s social demographic and spatial characteristics with preference for domestic waste disposal. The paper also utilizes this knowledge practical community action. This was achieved by gathering and examining a novel dataset of the waste disposal patterns of 200 randomly chosen households in Malawi. We observed that households were likely to dispose of their waste openly when the residential unit was closer to an existing open waste disposal site. A multinomial logistic regression model showed that the likelihood of choosing waste disposal methods, such as private garbage collection services, is higher when the household head is a woman, the housing unit is owned by the occupants, or in situations where a fence is present around the housing unit. We presented these findings to the neighborhood community development committee. A short-term community waste management plan was created using a participatory community planning approach. The plan included co-designing waste disposal solutions with landlords, setting up community waste bylaws, and intensifying civic education activities. In conclusion, our study provides insights into the factors that influence households’ disposal behavior. This unique case study highlights a potential approach for developing waste management policies using a bottom-up approach.

Published
2023
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