Training on Household Air Pollution & Health

Welcome to this online training course that has been designed to provide a brief overview of innovative methods for epidemiological and in-depth qualitative research in the field of household air pollution and health. The course also provides insights into current publishing findings and how to seek funding in this area.

This course leverages expertise from across the CLEAN-Air(Africa) partnership to provide insights into key epidemiological study designs conducted by our research leads – studies which have employed state of the art methods to advance the global health priority of household air pollution.

The course is structured into three distinct sections:

  1. Household air pollution and health (epidemiology and quantitative methods)
  2. Qualitative research methods for HAP, health and clean energy
  3. Processes in successful publishing of papers

Experienced instructors from across the CLEAN-Air(Africa) partnership provide a series of lectures to complement the course.

We hope you find the course informative and value any feedback on its content

Introduction to CLEAN-Air(Africa)

Before beginning the course Professor Dan Pope, Director for the NIHR CLEAN-Air(Africa) Global Health Research Group, describes the significance of household air pollution as a global public health issue and considers the latest evidence on health burden and prevention that has steered the research focus for CLEAN-Air(Africa).

To listen to the presentation please click on the video below.

Training Courses

Part 5: Randomised controlled trial of an LPG cooking intervention on pregnancy/ child health outcomes in Ghana – the GRAPHS trial (Dr. Kwaku-Poku Asante)

Household Air Polution & Health | Module One
Dr. Asante describes the GRAPHS Study – a ground-breaking community-based cluster-randomized trial that evaluates the efficacy of using cleaner cooking technologies (efficient combustion stove) and clean fuels (LPG) for cooking in reducing adverse pregnancy and child health outcomes through improved air quality.

Part 4: Randomized trial of an Improved Oven Technology to improve air quality in Commercial Fish Smoking Environments in Ghana – The Invisible Fishers’ pilot project (Dr. Reginald Quansah)

Household Air Polution & Health | Module One
Dr Quansah describes how the pilot project (a randomized controlled trial) tests an improved cooking intervention, the Ahotor Oven, aimed at mitigating anemia through improved air quality among reproductive-age women employed in the Ghanaian fish smoking industry.

Part 3: Cross-sectional survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Cameroon – the BOLD Study (Prof. Bertrand Mbatchou)

Household Air Polution & Health | Module One
Prof MBatchou describes The Cameroon Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) Study, part of a wider important public health initiative that has defined the prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) worldwide.

Part 2: Case-control study of esophageal cancer in West Kenya – suggestions of a link to household air pollution – the ESCCAPE study (Dr. Diana Menya)

Household Air Polution & Health | Module One
Dr. Menya describes the utility of case-control studies for health research, particularly for rare outcomes like cancer, including their conduct and analysis.

Part 1: Measurement of household air pollution: Examples from the PURE-AIR Study (Dr. Matt Shupler)

Household Air Polution & Health | Module One
Dr. Matt Shupler introduces the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE)-Air study, which was carried out among 2,500 households in 120 rural communities of eight countries: Bangladesh, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.

Part 2: Introduction to qualitative and mixed methods approaches to research into clean household air for improved population health (Dr. Rachel Anderson de Cuevas)

Household Air Polution & Health | Module Two
Dr Anderson de Cuevas introduces further applied qualitative research in the field of household air pollution and clean energy access.

Part 1: Introduction to qualitative and mixed methods approaches to research into clean household air for improved population health (Dr. Rachel Anderson de Cuevas)

Household Air Polution & Health | Module Two
Dr. Rachel Anderson de Cuevas gives an overview of qualitative and mixed-methods approaches to household air pollution research in countries with a high associated disease burden and explores the types of research question these approaches can address.

Part 2: Successful Grant Writing (Prof Martin O’Flaherty)

Household Air Polution & Health | Module Three
Prof O’Flaherty provides an overview of the process of writing a successful grant.

Part 1: Successful Paper Writing (Prof Martin O’Flaherty)

Household Air Polution & Health | Module Three
Prof O’Flaherty explains strategies, tips, and approaches to writing compelling research papers.

This research was funded by the NIHR (NIHR134530) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the UK government.

Funded by NIHCR
UK aid

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