Exposure to Household Air Pollution During Pregnancy and Birthweight
Naveen Prabhu Jayaraj1, Akanksha Rathi2, Davendra Kumar Taneja1
1Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
This case-control, hospital-based study aimed to study the role of household air pollution in adverse birth outcomes like low birth weight. 200 newborn babies weighing <2500 g were included in the study along with 200 matched controls. After adjusting for confounders, it was found that exposure to second hand smoke (adjusted OR 1.72, 95% CI 0.85, 3.50, P=0.13) or indoor air pollution due to cooking fuel (adjusted OR 1.63, 95% CI 0.71, 3.72, P=0.25) were not significantly associated with birth weight.
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