Association between household air pollution due to unclean fuel use and depression among older adults in India: A cross-sectional study
The study concludes that exposure to HAP due to unclean fuel use should be considered as a potential risk factor of depression among older adults. Therefore, the study suggests an urgent need to create awareness about negative effects of unclean fuel use on mental health and promote clean fuel usage in households to ensure healthy aging.
Authors
- Astha
- Ritu Rani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6897-3544)
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- University College of Medical Sciences (IN)
- International Institute for Population Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_317_24
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.53