Adoption, use, and effects of air purifiers in households in Dhaka
Indoor air pollution threatens health and productivity. This brief highlights new research showing that while households in Dhaka, Bangladesh, often underestimate the problem, the adoption of air purifiers is likely to rise with increased awareness and affordability.
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- Households in Dhaka underestimate air pollution inside their homes, leading them to ignore a potentially life-threatening problem.
- The use of air purifiers to combat indoor pollution only increases when people have an air quality monitor that makes them aware of pollution levels and an air purifier to tackle the pollution.
- The use of air purifiers by early adopters may spark widespread use of the technology. This means reducing prices, even by a small amount, may result in large increases in purifier use.