Understanding the Risk Factors, Burden, and Interventions for Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
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Summary
Summarizes risk factors, disease burden and interventions for COPD and asthma in low- and middle-income countries.
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Scientific notes: 2026-11-11 · Research connections: 12 November 2026Key findings
Key findings
Maps household/ambient pollution, occupational and environmental risks, social/economic burden and tested interventions for asthma and COPD. Education, pulmonary rehabilitation and cleaner cookstoves feature among intervention approaches.
Study design & setting
Study design and methods
Population, setting or evidence base
Low- and middle-income countries, especially sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. PRISMA-ScR scoping review. 52 studies encompassing 244,004 participants; 2011–2024.
Methods
PubMed, Embase and Scopus searches; study screening and narrative evidence mapping.
Limits to interpretation
Limitations
Risk definitions and confounding differ across studies; untested interventions were excluded. The review does not isolate a pooled causal effect of climate change.
Research relevance
Research relevance
Helps frame respiratory-health questions and context-specific intervention research.
People, places & projects
Research connections
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Coauthors with research profiles
Dr Sandra BarteitPublished coauthor↗
Dr Ali SiéPublished coauthor↗
Dr Stephen MungaPublished coauthor↗Sites & research settings
The publication’s population or review scope is described under Methods. No single CHEERS study site is assigned to this publication.
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