Household biomass fuel use, blood pressure and carotid intima media thickness; a cross sectional study of rural dwelling women in Southern Nigeria

Sandra N. Ofori, Julius N. Fobil, Osaretin J. Odia

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Abstract

Domestic exposure to biomass smoke is associated with an increase in systolic blood pressure, pre-hypertension and increase in carotid intima media thickness of rural women in Southern Nigeria. More research is needed in this area to further evaluate this association.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)390-397
Number of pages8
JournalEnvironmental Pollution
Volume242
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2018

Keywords

  • Air pollution
  • Biomass fuel
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Hypertension

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