ABSTRACT

We investigate the impact of household air pollution on household health outcomes using the Uganda National Household Survey (2017) and employ a probit model with selection. Results reveal that exposure to household air pollution is significantly associated with cough and fever incidences among household members, with the young ones being more vulnerable. Also, low education level of household head, cooking indoors in a living house, and poverty significantly increases chances of contracting cough and fever. Also, findings show that having a separate indoor built kitchen, high education, being male, residing in urban areas and staying in the northern and western regions significantly reduce the likelihood of contracting cough and fever. Thus, strategies for behavioural interventions such as promoting outdoor cooking and raising awareness of the health hazards associated with household air pollution, good household planning and adoption of clean fuel could be a promising path for policy makers.

摘要

我们使用乌干达全国家庭调查（2017）调查家庭空气污染对家庭健康结果的影响，并采用选择的概率模型。结果显示，暴露于家庭空气污染与家庭成员的咳嗽和发烧发生率显着相关，而年轻人则更容易受到影响。而且，户主的教育水平低，在起居室中在室内做饭以及贫穷显着增加了患咳嗽和发烧的机会。此外，研究结果表明，拥有一个单独的室内厨房，受过高等教育，男性，居住在城市地区以及留在北部和西部地区的男性，大大降低了患咳嗽和发烧的可能性。因此，