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South Africa: Eczema and Asthma in Children - How Household Fuels Are Harming Health in Poor South African Homes
A study of 1,840 children found that use of polluting fuels and indoor cigarette smoke raised eczema and severe asthma risks among young children in poor South African townships.
Analysis - In many households in Mabopane and Soshanguve - townships on the northern outskirts of South Africa's City of Tshwane that are marked by high poverty, unemployment and informal economic activity - evenings follow a familiar pattern.