To Study the Effect of Interventions to Reduce the Indoor Air Pollution in Asthmatic Children of Rural India

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dc.contributor.authorKumar, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorMavi, AKen_US
dc.contributor.authorNagar, JKen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorMrigpuri, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorSpalgais, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorRavishankar, Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:08:43Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:08:43Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractBackground: Around 2.6 billion people cook their food using biomass fuel (BMF), kerosene oil, and coal fuel, by which each year, 4 million people die prematurely from household air pollution or by this inefficient cooking practices. So, this study was planned to measure the effect of interventions of cooking fuel (BMF to LPG) to reduce the indoor air pollution in asthmatic children of rural India. Methods: Prospective observational study was done by door-to-door survey, among school-age children. Households of asthmatic children were encouraged to change their cooking fuel to more secure and were followed up for a period of 9 months. The intervention was in the form of a change of cooking fuel (from BMF to LPG) and proper education. The levels of indoor pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, and PM1) were measured before and after 3 months of follow-up. Result: A total of 56 asthmatic children from 42 households were followed-up for the following 9 months at every 3 months visit. The mean age was 9.27 ± 3.94 years with an equivalent sex ratio. There was at least one smoker in 73.81% of households of asthmatic children. Nearly, 45% of children were living in 101–500 square yard area and 67.86% with the inhabitation of ? 3/room. The level of all particulate matter decreased significantly at 3 months (p < 0.05). At 3, 6, 9 months of follow-up, respiratory symptoms and morbidity significantly diminished. Conclusion: The change in cooking fuel to more secure was found to be one of the factors decreasing indoor pollutants and respiratory symptoms/morbidity among asthmatic children in rural areas.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Biostatistics, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKumar R, Singh K, Mavi AK, Nagar JK, Kumar M, Mrigpuri P, Spalgais S, Ravishankar N.. To Study the Effect of Interventions to Reduce the Indoor Air Pollution in Asthmatic Children of Rural India. Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 2023 Mar; 65(1): 44-51en_US
dc.identifier.issn0377-9343
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221854
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherJaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Ltden_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume65en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-11007-0063en_US
dc.subjectAsthmaen_US
dc.subjectCooking fuelsen_US
dc.subjectInterventionsen_US
dc.subjectIndoor air pollutionen_US
dc.subjectParticulate matteren_US
dc.titleTo Study the Effect of Interventions to Reduce the Indoor Air Pollution in Asthmatic Children of Rural Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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