Associations between landscape fires and child morbidity in southern Mozambique: a time-series study.
Journal
The Lancet. Planetary health
ISSN: 2542-5196
Titre abrégé: Lancet Planet Health
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101704339
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2024
Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
24
11
2022
revised:
25
10
2023
accepted:
30
10
2023
medline:
11
1
2024
pubmed:
11
1
2024
entrez:
10
1
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Epidemiological evidence linking exposure to landscape fires to child health remains scarce. We assessed the association between daily landscape fire smoke and child hospital visits and admissions in the Manhiça district, Mozambique, an area characterised by frequent forest and cropland fires. In this time-series analysis (2012-20), our primary metric for exposure to landscape fires was fire-originated PM A 10 μg/m Landscape fire smoke was associated with all-cause and respiratory-linked morbidity in children. Improved exposure assessment is needed to better quantify the contribution of landscape fire smoke to child health in regions with scarce air pollution monitoring. H2020 project EXHAUSTION, Academy of Finland, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Generalitat de Catalunya, and Government of Mozambique and Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Epidemiological evidence linking exposure to landscape fires to child health remains scarce. We assessed the association between daily landscape fire smoke and child hospital visits and admissions in the Manhiça district, Mozambique, an area characterised by frequent forest and cropland fires.
METHODS
METHODS
In this time-series analysis (2012-20), our primary metric for exposure to landscape fires was fire-originated PM
FINDINGS
RESULTS
A 10 μg/m
INTERPRETATION
CONCLUSIONS
Landscape fire smoke was associated with all-cause and respiratory-linked morbidity in children. Improved exposure assessment is needed to better quantify the contribution of landscape fire smoke to child health in regions with scarce air pollution monitoring.
FUNDING
BACKGROUND
H2020 project EXHAUSTION, Academy of Finland, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Generalitat de Catalunya, and Government of Mozambique and Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38199722
pii: S2542-5196(23)00251-6
doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00251-6
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e41-e50Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests We declare no competing interests.