Biomass solid fuel and acute respiratory infectins : the ventilation factor

A better ventilation is an important measure that can reduce the acute respiratory infections (ARI) linked to the biomass solid fuel smoke. In 200, an explorative study was carried out in 51 households selected, at random , in a health district in Burkina Faso. Improving indoor ventilation, along with the cooking devices and their location reduced the fraction of ARI for children under 5 years, but the higher reduction was achieved by cooking outdoors.