Association of household fuel use with hypertension and blood pressure among adult women in rural Bangladesh

A cross‐sectional study

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ID19458367
AuthorsRabiul Islam (0000-0001-7482-8888, Department of Public Health, School of Pharmacy and Public Health Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Dhaka Bangladesh), Nusrat Hossain Sheba (Department of Health Promotion and Health Education Bangladesh University of Health Sciences Dhaka Bangladesh), Ruhul Furkan Siddique (Department of Public Health and Informatics Jahangirnagar University Savar Union Bangladesh), J M A Hannan (Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Public Health Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Dhaka Bangladesh), Shakhaoat Hossain (Department of Public Health and Informatics Jahangirnagar University Savar Union Bangladesh, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume35
Issue8
Pagese23899-e23899
Publication date2023-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajhb.23899
PMID36932851
OpenAlexW4327811351
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited46

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the association of household fuel use with hypertension, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) among adult women. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey through face-to-face interviews and blood pressure (BP) measurement were conducted among 2182 randomly selected women (1236 solid fuel users and 946 clean fuel users) in rural areas of Bangladesh. RESULTS: Overall, 21% of women were hypertensive. Mean SBP and DBP for the study population were 121.27 mmHg (SD ± 15.43) and 76.18 mmHg (SD ± 12.00), respectively. Hypertension was found significantly (p = .006) higher among solid fuel users (23%) compared to clean fuel users (18%). Women using solid fuels have a 35% higher chance (AOR: 1.35, CI: 1.10-1.80) of having hypertension and have more than twice the risk of developing elevated SBP (AOR: 2.01, CI: 1.55-2.95) relative to women using clean fuels for their daily cooking. The probability of hypertension (AOR: 1.39, CI: 1.17-1.60) and elevated SBP (AOR: 1.35, CI: 1.10-1.61) increased significantly for every hour of fuel use. CONCLUSIONS: Using clean fuel, reducing the duration of daily cooking time, and improved cooking facilities may help minimizing hypertension and ultimately cardiovascular disease risk among women

Blood pressure · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Population · Solid fuel · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Chemistry · Coffee research and impacts · Energy and Environment Impacts · Medicine · Internal Medicine

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