Effect of Household Cooking Fuel and Breastfeeding on Infant Growth: Findings from the National Family Health Survey-4, India.

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dc.contributor.authorDharmaraj, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorChinnaiyan, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorGhimire, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorBarik, RKen_US
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, AK.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T06:58:52Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T06:58:52Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractObjective: Malnutrition is a critical public health concern in India. We aimed to understand the prevalence of stunting and its association between cooking fuel type and breastfeeding among Indian infants (? 6 months of age). Methods: This study used information from a National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS) conducted between 2015 and 2016. From all eligible infants, information on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics was obtained. Univariate and multivariable binary logistic regression was performed to examine the factors associated with stunted children. Results: Of the 15,120 infants, the median (Inter Quartile Range) age was 4 (2-5) months with a female/male ratio of 1:1.06. The prevalence of polluting fuel use and stunting was 68.10% and 20.13% respectively. Stunting among polluting fuel and clean fuel was 22.17% and 15.78%. Stunting among exclusive breastfed and not exclusive breastfed was 20.62% and 19.53%. In adjusted analysis, households using clean fuel (Adjusted Odds Ratio 0.75; 95% Confidence Interval, 0.66-0.86) had lower odds of infants being stunted compared to polluting fuel. A infant currently being breastfed (aOR 0.76; 95% CI, 0.62-0.93) had lower odds of being stunted than infants currently not being breastfed. Conclusion: The present study indicates that polluting cooking fuel and not being breastfed was associated with an increased risk of infant being stunted. A community-based randomized control trial was required to study child and maternal health risks on polluting cooking fuel. Furthermore, the study highlights the urgent need to raise awareness on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding practices.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDivision of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSRM School of Public Health, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsEvidencian Research Associates, Bangalore, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsThe Inclen Trust International (AIIMS, Hi-Tech Medical College), Odisha, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSRM School of Public Health, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDharmaraj A, Chinnaiyan S, Ghimire A, Barik RK, Tiwari AK.. Effect of Household Cooking Fuel and Breastfeeding on Infant Growth: Findings from the National Family Health Survey-4, India.. Light House Polyclinic. 2022 Mar; 21(1): 1-6en_US
dc.identifier.issn0972-5997
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218314
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherLight House Polyclinicen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume21en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ojhas.org/issue81/2022-1-3.pdfen_US
dc.subjectBiomassen_US
dc.subjectbreastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectinfantsen_US
dc.subjectcooking fuelen_US
dc.subjectparticulate matteren_US
dc.subjectstuntingen_US
dc.titleEffect of Household Cooking Fuel and Breastfeeding on Infant Growth: Findings from the National Family Health Survey-4, India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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