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  1. Article ; Online: Health impacts of cooking fuel choice in rural China.

    Liu, Ziming / Li, Jia / Rommel, Jens / Feng, Shuyi

    Energy economics

    2020  Volume 89, Page(s) 104811

    Abstract: This study investigated the impact of cooking fuel choice on the health of elderly people ... energy transition in rural households to non-solid fuels for cooking. We also discuss potential policies ... to facilitate energy transition in rural China. ...

    Abstract This study investigated the impact of cooking fuel choice on the health of elderly people, as measured by activities of daily living, using micro survey data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2015. In contrast to previous studies, our focus on activities of daily living allows for a more comprehensive analysis of health outcomes than diagnoses or doctor visits. Propensity score matching and an endogenous switching regression model were used to address potential selection biases. We found a strong and positive effect of using non-solid cooking fuels on an individual's ability to cope with daily activities, with substantially greater effects on female and older respondents. Our results highlight the need to support energy transition in rural households to non-solid fuels for cooking. We also discuss potential policies to facilitate energy transition in rural China.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-03
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2000893-4
    ISSN 1873-6181 ; 0140-9883
    ISSN (online) 1873-6181
    ISSN 0140-9883
    DOI 10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104811
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  2. Article ; Online: Exploring factors influencing farmers' health self-assessment in China based on the LASSO method.

    Wu, Mingze / Zeng, Shulin

    BMC public health

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 333

    Abstract: ... of clean cooking fuel positively impact farmers' health self-assessment. Conversely, age, history ... China Nutrition and Health Survey and employs the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO ... As the main force and practice subject of rural revitalisation, farmers' health is intricately ...

    Abstract As the main force and practice subject of rural revitalisation, farmers' health is intricately linked to agricultural production and the rural economy. This study utilizes open data from the 2015 China Nutrition and Health Survey and employs the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) method to explore the factors influencing farmers' self-assessment of health. The findings reveal that education level, proactive nutrition knowledge seeking, healthy dietary preferences and habits, and the use of clean cooking fuel positively impact farmers' health self-assessment. Conversely, age, history of illness or injury, and participation in medical insurance negatively affect their self-assessment. Furthermore, factors influencing farmers' health self-assessment exhibit heterogeneity across regions. Our findings suggest that promoting health education, disseminating nutritional dietary knowledge, and enhancing rural household infrastructure play an important role in improving farmers' self-evaluation of health. Therefore, policymakers should design more targeted health interventions and infrastructure improvement plans based on farmers' self-assessment of health and the level of regional economic development.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Farmers ; Self-Assessment ; Agriculture/methods ; Diet ; China
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041338-5
    ISSN 1471-2458 ; 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    ISSN 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-024-17809-2
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  3. Article ; Online: The Health Impact of Household Cooking Fuel Choice on Women

    Shu Wu

    Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12080, p

    Evidence from China

    2021  Volume 12080

    Abstract: ... differences between urban and rural areas in the impact of household cooking fuel switching on women’s health ... Moreover, further investigation of the impact of household cooking fuel switching on the health ... choice on women’s health from multiple dimensions in China, including self-rated health, others-rated ...

    Abstract In order to achieve sustainable development, the world is experiencing a profound energy transition from traditional biomass through fossil fuel to clean and renewable energy. As women are the primary undertakers of cooking in developing countries, they are more vulnerable to household air pollution caused by solid fuel combustion. Although women can benefit from clean fuel switching for household cooking, its influence on women’s health is still not well understood. Using the longitudinal data from China Family Panel Studies in 2014 and 2018, this study adopts panel data models to investigate the impact of household cooking fuel choice on women’s health from multiple dimensions in China, including self-rated health, others-rated health, and instrumental activities of daily living, aiming at shedding light on energy transition and health improvement for developing countries. It is found that household cooking fuel switching from solid fuel to clean fuel improves women’s self-rated and others-rated health but has no significant impact on women’s abilities of independence in daily activities. Specifically, each level of household cooking fuel increases respondents’ self-rated and others-rated health by 0.009 and 0.043, respectively. Moreover, further investigation of the impact of household cooking fuel switching on the health status of women from different groups found: (1) the health effect of clean cooking fuel switching on women aged 46 and above is more significant than that on women aged 45 and below, (2) there are significant differences between urban and rural areas in the impact of household cooking fuel switching on women’s health, and (3) uneducated women benefit more than educated women from clean cooking fuel switching. Finally, this study provides some policy implications to promote the energy transition and improve women’s health in China and other developing countries.
    Keywords household cooking ; fuel choice ; health impact ; women’s health ; instrumental activities of daily living ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article: Cooking fuel types and the health effects: A field study in China

    Hou, Bingdong / Wu, Jingwen / Mi, Zhifu / Ma, Chunbo / Shi, Xunpeng / Liao, Hua

    Energy policy. 2022 Aug., v. 167

    2022  

    Abstract: ... energy transition in rural China. This paper estimates the impact of cooking fuel choice on residents' health based ... in Northern China. The results indicate that fuel stacking is prevalent in the surveyed rural region ... to clean energy in rural China can also bring significant indoor air pollution reduction and family health ...

    Abstract Recognizing the health effect induced by using solid fuels is a stimulus for speeding up the clean energy transition in rural China. This paper estimates the impact of cooking fuel choice on residents' health based on a Multinomial Logistic regression model. We conducted a field survey and collected data from ten villages in Northern China. The results indicate that fuel stacking is prevalent in the surveyed rural region, but a transition to cleaner fuels is underway. We find that rural residents’ health status is significantly influenced by cooking fuel types. Respondents who used clean cooking fuels chronically have a 0.138 higher probability of positive evaluation and a 0.128 lower probability of negative evaluation of their health status, compared to those who use solid cooking fuel. Existing energy transition policies focus on outdoor air pollution reduction and associated public health benefits; while our results suggest that transition to clean energy in rural China can also bring significant indoor air pollution reduction and family health benefits.
    Keywords clean energy ; energy ; energy policy ; health status ; indoor air pollution ; probability ; public health ; regression analysis ; rural areas ; surveys ; China
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-08
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ISSN 0301-4215
    DOI 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113012
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  5. Article ; Online: Fuel for Life: Domestic Cooking Fuels and Women's Health in Rural China.

    Nie, Peng / Sousa-Poza, Alfonso / Xue, Jianhong

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2016  Volume 13, Issue 8

    Abstract: ... in rural China, suggesting that the shift from dirty fuels to cleaner choices may be associated ... This study examines the association between the type of domestic cooking fuel and the health of women aged ... of three major domestic cooking fuels (wood/straw, coal, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)) on health ...

    Abstract Background: There is evidence that household air pollution is associated with poor health in China, and that this form of air pollution may even be more of a health concern in China than the much-publicized outdoor air pollution. However, there is little empirical evidence on the relationship between household air pollution and health in China based on nationally representative and longitudinal data. This study examines the association between the type of domestic cooking fuel and the health of women aged ≥16 in rural China.
    Methods: Using longitudinal and biomarker data from the China Family Panel Studies (n = 12,901) and the China Health and Nutrition Survey (n = 15,539), we investigate the impact of three major domestic cooking fuels (wood/straw, coal, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)) on health status using both cross-sectional and panel approaches.
    Results: Compared to women whose households cook with dirty fuels like wood/straw, women whose households cook with cleaner fuels like LPG have a significantly lower probability of chronic or acute diseases and are more likely to report better health. Cooking with domestic coal instead of wood or straw is also associated with elevated levels of having certain risks (such as systolic blood pressure) related to cardiovascular diseases.
    Conclusions: Our study provides evidence that using cleaner fuels like LPG is associated with better health among women in rural China, suggesting that the shift from dirty fuels to cleaner choices may be associated with improved health outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Air Pollution ; Air Pollution, Indoor/adverse effects ; China ; Coal ; Cooking ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Health Status ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Petroleum ; Risk ; Rural Population ; Women's Health ; Wood
    Chemical Substances Coal ; Petroleum
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-08-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph13080810
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  6. Article ; Online: Impact of risk factors, activities and psychological disorders on the health of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a cross-sectional study.

    Zhang, Lei / Lou, Peian / Zhu, Yanan / Chen, Peipei / Zhang, Pan / Yu, Jiaxi / Zhang, Ning / Chen, Na / Wu, Hongmin / Zhao, Jing

    BMC public health

    2013  Volume 13, Page(s) 627

    Abstract: ... psychological disorders and health of patients with COPD in rural areas of Xuzhou, China was assessed ... severity was significantly correlated with behavior (especially regarding smoking and cooking with biofuel ... dysfunction and resulting poor quality of life; however, in China little information is available regarding ...

    Abstract Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have organ dysfunction and resulting poor quality of life; however, in China little information is available regarding factors that affect their health. Here, the relationship between risk factors, activities and psychological disorders and health of patients with COPD in rural areas of Xuzhou, China was assessed.
    Methods: A cross-sectional study of 7597 COPD patients randomly selected by place of residence from 24,641 COPD patients who had been identified by screening of the 1.10 million health records of all residents of the target area was carried out to evaluate the relationships between risk factors, activities, psychological disorders and the ADO index (age, dyspnea, and airflow obstruction). The participants were assessed by spirometry and by administering a newly designed face-to-face questionnaire, which included items on general factors, risk factors, activities and psychological disorders. Correlations between the ADO index and the items addressed by the questionnaire were calculated.
    Results: The mean score of the ADO index was 3.7 ± 1.6. The ADO indices of current smokers, ex-smokers, and non-smokers were 3.9 ± 2.1, 3.7 ± 1.9, and 3.2 ± 1.5, respectively (P < 0.001). The ADO indices of cooks and non-cooks were 4.0 ± 2.2 and 3.5 ± 1.7, respectively (P < 0.001). The correlation coefficient between self-assessment of health status and ADO index was 0.976 (P < 0.001). Only 5.7% of patients reported no limitation of their daily living activities. The correlation coefficient between daily living activities and ADO index was 0.981 (P < 0.001). Only 5.5% of patients reported no limitation of social activities. The correlation coefficient between social activities and ADO index was 0.989 (P < 0.001), between the assessed anxiety score and ADO index 0.972 (P < 0.001), and between the assessed depression score and ADO index 0.989 (P < 0.001).
    Conclusions: COPD severity was significantly correlated with behavior (especially regarding smoking and cooking with biofuel in confined spaces), physical strength, daily living activities, social activities, anxiety and depression. Comprehensive approaches are required for the prevention and treatment of COPD.
    MeSH term(s) Activities of Daily Living ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; China ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Health Status ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/diagnosis ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/epidemiology ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/etiology ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/psychology ; Quality of Life ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-07-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-13-627
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  7. Article ; Online: Fuel for Life

    Peng Nie / Alfonso Sousa-Poza / Jianhong Xue

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 13, Iss 8, p

    Domestic Cooking Fuels and Women’s Health in Rural China

    2016  Volume 810

    Abstract: ... This study examines the association between the type of domestic cooking fuel and the health of women aged ... China, suggesting that the shift from dirty fuels to cleaner choices may be associated with improved ... of three major domestic cooking fuels (wood/straw, coal, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)) on health ...

    Abstract Background: There is evidence that household air pollution is associated with poor health in China, and that this form of air pollution may even be more of a health concern in China than the much-publicized outdoor air pollution. However, there is little empirical evidence on the relationship between household air pollution and health in China based on nationally representative and longitudinal data. This study examines the association between the type of domestic cooking fuel and the health of women aged ≥16 in rural China. Methods: Using longitudinal and biomarker data from the China Family Panel Studies (n = 12,901) and the China Health and Nutrition Survey (n = 15,539), we investigate the impact of three major domestic cooking fuels (wood/straw, coal, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)) on health status using both cross-sectional and panel approaches. Results: Compared to women whose households cook with dirty fuels like wood/straw, women whose households cook with cleaner fuels like LPG have a significantly lower probability of chronic or acute diseases and are more likely to report better health. Cooking with domestic coal instead of wood or straw is also associated with elevated levels of having certain risks (such as systolic blood pressure) related to cardiovascular diseases. Conclusions: Our study provides evidence that using cleaner fuels like LPG is associated with better health among women in rural China, suggesting that the shift from dirty fuels to cleaner choices may be associated with improved health outcomes.
    Keywords household cooking fuels ; health ; women ; rural China ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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