Women and girls in resource poor countries experience much greater exposure to household air pollutants than men: Results from Uganda and Ethiopia
Gabriel Okello, Graham Devereuxa, Sean Semple
Highlights
- •First study in sub-Saharan Africa to examine differences in exposure to Household Air Pollution by age and gender
- 24h personal exposure measurement for PM2.5 and CO conducted in rural sub-Saharan Africa settings
- Comparison of measurements from optical and gravimetric devices
- Women and girls experience much higher household air pollutant exposures than men and boys