The Impact of Cooking with Firewood on Respiratory Health
Evidence from Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20301401 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ani Rudra Silwal (0000-0002-7552-7240, University of Sussex, corresponding author), Andy Mckay (0000-0001-8306-5202, University of Sussex) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1619-1633 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220388.2015.1056784 |
| OpenAlex | W1929044392 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 18 |
The vast majority of households in low-income countries cook with firewood, which is known to produce various airborne toxins. We examine whether cooking with firewood results in poorer respiratory health by using a unique Indonesian household survey that collected direct measures of lung capacity. We find that individuals living in households that cook with firewood have 9.4 per cent lower lung capacity than those that cook with cleaner fuels. This impact is larger for women and children than for men. The results strongly support the international policy focus on facilitating households to switch to cooking with cleaner fuels
Agricultural economics · Business · Consumption (sociology) · Economics · Environmental health · Firewood · Geography · Indonesian · Socioeconomics · Energy and Environment Impacts · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.86 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |