The effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in African countries?
The relationship between environmental factors and human health has long been a concern among academic researchers. We use two indicators of environmental pollution, namely particulate matter (PM10) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to examine the effects of poor air quality on human mortality. This study ex...
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| description | The relationship between environmental factors and human health has long been a concern among academic researchers. We use two indicators of environmental pollution, namely particulate matter (PM10) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to examine the effects of poor air quality on human mortality. This study explores an issue that has largely been ignored, particularly in the African literature, where the effect of air pollution on human mortality could be influenced by gender specification. We analyse a panel data from 35 African countries and our result suggests that the elevated levels of PM10 and CO2 have a significant effect on the increasing mortality rates in infants, under-five children and adults. Although the effect of poor air quality on adults is found to differ between genders, such difference is not statistically significant. We conclude that the air pollution effects, on average, are similar between genders in the African countries. |
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| spelling | upm-529912017-11-21T02:22:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52991/ The effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in African countries? Aliyu, Alhaji Jibrilla Ismail, Normaz Wana The relationship between environmental factors and human health has long been a concern among academic researchers. We use two indicators of environmental pollution, namely particulate matter (PM10) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to examine the effects of poor air quality on human mortality. This study explores an issue that has largely been ignored, particularly in the African literature, where the effect of air pollution on human mortality could be influenced by gender specification. We analyse a panel data from 35 African countries and our result suggests that the elevated levels of PM10 and CO2 have a significant effect on the increasing mortality rates in infants, under-five children and adults. Although the effect of poor air quality on adults is found to differ between genders, such difference is not statistically significant. We conclude that the air pollution effects, on average, are similar between genders in the African countries. Springer 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52991/1/The%20effectiveness%20of%20education%20intervention%20program%20for%20improving%20knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20related%20to%20hepatitis-B%20infection%20among%20non-medical%20and%20non-veterinary%20undergraduate%20university%20student%20in%20northern%20Nigeria%2C%20a%20r.pdf Aliyu, Alhaji Jibrilla and Ismail, Normaz Wana (2016) The effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in African countries? Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23 (21). pp. 21288-21298. ISSN 0944-1344; ESSN: 1614-7499 http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/11356 10.1007/s11356-016-7253-5 |
| spellingShingle | Aliyu, Alhaji Jibrilla Ismail, Normaz Wana The effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in African countries? |
| title | The effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in African countries? |
| title_full | The effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in African countries? |
| title_fullStr | The effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in African countries? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in African countries? |
| title_short | The effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in African countries? |
| title_sort | effects of air pollution on human mortality: does gender difference matter in african countries? |
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