DRAFT DOCUMENT The Burden of Disease from Indoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries: Comparison of Estimates

................................................................................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................2 DIFFERENT APPROACHES USED TO ESTIMATE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN OF DISEASE. ...........3 POLLUTANT-BASED APPROACH ........................................................................................................................4 CHILD SURVIVAL APPROACH.............................................................................................................................7 CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISONS ....................................................................................................................9 EXPOSURE-BASED APPROACH .........................................................................................................................10 SUMMARY ESTIMATES OF BURDENS .............................................................................................................14 RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................................15 EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT.............................................................................................................................................16 RISK FACTOR STUDIES...............................................................................................................................................17 CONCLUSION ..........................................................................................................................................................19 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.........................................................................................................................................19 APPENDICES............................................................................................................................................................20 APPENDIX I: DERIVING POPULATION ATTRIBUTABLE RISK (PAR) ..........................................................................20 APPENDIX II. NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEYS IN INDIA ................................................................................21 APPENDIX III: HOUSEHOLD SOLID FUEL USE IN LDCS ............................................................................................23 APPENDIX IV. POPULATION AND DISEASE DATA RELEVANT TO IAP RISKS IN LDCS..............................................24 APPENDIX V. WEAKNESSES OF EXPOSURE-BASED METHOD ....................................................................................27 APPENDIX VI. DETAILED RESULTS OF EXPOSURE-BASED METHOD: ........................................................................30 FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................................................33 REFERENCES ..........................................................................................................................................................37