Household air pollution exposure and risk of tuberculosis: a case-control study of women in Lilongwe, Malawi

• Main Authors: Kenneth Maleta (Author), Robert Krysiak (Author), Irving Hoffman (Author), Sam Phiri (Author), Pamela Jagger (Author), Ryan McCord (Author), Anna Gallerani (Author), Charles Jumbe (Author), Joseph Pedit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Globally, 3-4 billion people rely on solid fuels for cooking, and 1 billion use kerosene to light their homes. While household air pollution (HAP) emitted from burning these fuels has well-established links to numerous health outcomes, the relationship between active tuberculosis (TB) a...