Urban-rural heterogeneity in the association of indoor air pollution exposure with early childhood development among children aged 0–5 years in a Chinese plateau area
Household solid fuel use for cooking and heating is associated with domain-specific developmental delays, with effects most pronounced in rural communities. These findings underscore the critical need for targeted interventions to transition to cleaner household energy sources in high-altitude regions, which is essential to safeguard early child development.
Authors
- Xianzhi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3653-4448)
- Li Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5720-5267)
- Guoxia Bai
- Zhaohui Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9355-4472)
- Bin Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2683-2262)
- Yajie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4614-526X)
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Tibet University (CN)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Xian Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Panzhihua Central Hospital (CN)
- Dali University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-26001-z
- Primary Topic
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00