NCMed J July/August 2009, Volume 70, Number 4 t is perfectly intuitive to expect certainmeasuresof population health to decline during periods of great economic instability. Recessions are marked by increases in unemployment and decreases in income. The literature connecting income and health status is well-established; frankly, being poor is bad for your health. As we face increased numbers of...

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This study explored the availability and consumption pattern of various traditional biomass fuels, preference of and expenditure for biomass fuels, problems with the uses of biomass fuels and villagers’ strategy to cope with the biomass fuel problems. Data were collected from 330 households under three wealth categories – well-off, middle and poor households. Households were found to depend lar...