Impact of domestic air pollution from cooking fuel on respiratory allergies in children in India.

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dc.contributor.authorKumar, Rajen_US
dc.contributor.authorNagar, Jitendra Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorRaj, Neelimaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Pawanen_US
dc.contributor.authorKushwah, Alka Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMeena, Maheshen_US
dc.contributor.authorGaur, S Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:15:04Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:15:04Z
dc.date.issued2008-12-26en_US
dc.descriptionPublished by the Allergy and Immunology Society of Thailand.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study undertaken in India was aimed at identifying the effects of the indoor air pollutants SO2, NO2 and total suspended particulate mater (SPM) generated from fuel used for cooking on respiratory allergy in children in Delhi. A total of 3,456 children were examined (59.2% male and 40.8% female). Among these, 31.2% of the children's families were using biomass fuels for cooking and 68.8% were using liquefied petroleum gas. Levels of indoor SO2, NO2 and SPM, measured using a Handy Air Sampler (Low Volume Sampler), were 4.60 +/- 5.66 microg/m3, 30.70 +/- 23.95 microg/m3 and 705 +/- 441.6 microg/m3, respectively. The mean level of indoor SO2 was significantly higher (p = 0.016) for families using biomass fuels (coal, wood, cow dung cakes and kerosene) for cooking as compared to families using LP gas. The mean level of indoor NO2 for families using biomass fuels for cooking was significantly higher in I.T.O. (p = 0.003) and Janakpuri (p = 0.007), while indoor SPM was significantly higher in Ashok Vihar (p = 0.039) and I.T.O. (p = 0.001), when compared to families using LP gas. Diagnoses of asthma, rhinitis and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) were made in 7.7%, 26.1% and 22.1% of children, respectively. Respiratory allergies in children, which included asthma, rhinitis and URTI, could be associated with both types of fuels (liquefied petroleum gas [LPG] and biomass) used for cooking in the different study areas. This study suggests that biomass fuels increased the concentrations of indoor air pollutants that cause asthma, rhinitis and URTI in children. LP gas smoke was also associated with respiratory allergy.en_US
dc.description.affiliationVallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India. rajkumar_27563@yahoo.co.inen_US
dc.identifier.citationKumar R, Nagar JK, Raj N, Kumar P, Kushwah AS, Meena M, Gaur SN. Impact of domestic air pollution from cooking fuel on respiratory allergies in children in India. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 2008 Dec; 26(4): 213-22en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/36781
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAir Pollutants --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshAir Pollution, Indooren_US
dc.subject.meshAsthma --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshCookeryen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFossil Fuels --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPropane --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshRespiratory System --immunologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRhinitis --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleImpact of domestic air pollution from cooking fuel on respiratory allergies in children in India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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