Household air pollution from combustion of solid fuels is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality, causing an estimated 2.6 million premature deaths globally in 2016. Self-reported health symptoms are a meaningful measure of quality of life, however, few studies have evaluated symptoms and quantitative measures of exposure to household air pollution. We assessed the cross-sectional association of self-reported symptoms and exposures to household air pollution among women in rural Honduras using stove type (traditional [n = 76]; cleaner-burning Justa [n = 74]) and 24-hour average personal and kitchen fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations. The odds of prevalent symptoms were higher among women using traditional stoves vs Justa stoves (e.g. headache: odds ratio = 2.23; 95% confidence interval = 1.13-4.39). Associations between symptoms and measured PM2.5 were generally consistent with the null. These results add to the evidence suggesting reduced exposures and better health-related quality of life among women using cleaner-burning biomass stoves.

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洪都拉斯农村妇女因生物质炊具而遭受家庭空气污染和自我报告的症状。

固体燃料燃烧导致的家庭空气污染是发病和死亡的重要风险因素，2016年全球估计造成260万人过早死亡。自我报告的健康症状是生活质量的重要衡量指标，但是，很少有研究评估症状以及量化的暴露于家庭空气污染的措施。我们使用炉子类型（传统[n = 76]；清洁燃烧的Justa [n = 74]）和24小时平均个人评估了洪都拉斯农村地区妇女自我报告的症状和暴露于家庭空气污染的横断面关联和厨房细颗粒物（PM2.5）浓度。与传统的炉灶相比，使用传统炉灶的女性患上流行症状的几率更高（例如头痛：优势比= 2.23； 95％置信区间= 1.13-4.39）。症状与测得的PM2.5之间的关联通常与无效一致。这些结果增加了证据，表明使用清洁燃烧的生物质炉具的妇女减少了暴露，并改善了健康相关的生活质量。