Environment international
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Environment international · Feb 2018
Randomized Controlled TrialPregnancy outcomes and ethanol cook stove intervention: A randomized-controlled trial in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Household air pollution (HAP) exposure has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes. ⋯ Transition from traditional biomass/kerosene fuel to ethanol reduced adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, the difference in birthweight was statistically significant only after covariate adjustment and the other significant differences were in tertiary endpoints. Our results are suggestive of a beneficial effect of ethanol use. Larger trials are required to validate these findings.