《behavioral change indoor air pollution and child respiratory health in developing countries》.pdf

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11, 4607-4618; doi:10.3390/ijerph110504607 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Review Behavioural Change, Indoor Air Pollution and Child Respiratory Health in Developing Countries: A Review Brendon R. Barnes Psychology Department, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa; E-Mail: bbarnes@uj.ac.za; Tel.: +27-824-487-782 Received: 8 December 2013; in revised form: 31 March 2014 / Accepted: 1 April 2014 / Published: 25 April 2014 Abstract: Indoor air pollution caused by the indoor burning of solid biomass fuels has been associated with Acute Respiratory Infections such as pneumonia amongst children of less than five years of age. Behavioural change interventions have been identified as a potential strategy to reduce child indoor air pollution exposure, yet very little is known about the impact of behavioural change interventions to reduce indoor air pollution. Even less is known about how behaviour change theory has been incorporated into indoor air pollution behaviour change interventions. A review of published studies spanning 1983–2013 suggests that behavioural change strategies have the potent