Non-communicable airway disease and air pollution in three African Countries: Benin, Cameroon and The Gambia.

Background: Air pollution exposure can increase the risk of development and exacerbation of chronic airway disease (CAD). We set out to assess CAD patients in Benin, Cameroon and The Gambia and to compare their measured exposures to air pollution.

Methodology: We recruited patients with a diagnosis of CAD from four clinics in the three countries.