A Cross-Sectional Study on the use of Traditional Chulhas and its Health Effects in a Village of Jhajjar District, Haryana
Journal Title: Journal of Advanced Research in Medical Science & Technology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Chulha is a traditional Indian cooking stove. Fuel used in this stove can be firewood, animal dung cake (‘upla’), kerosene, crop residue, etc. It may lead to increase in the indoor air pollution affecting the health of the family members. Prolonged exposure to smoke from traditional chulhas is a risk factor for many lung and eye infections. Aim and Objectives: To assess the use of traditional chulhas and its health effects among the residents of village Dighal. Materials and Methods: The survey was conducted from May-June, 2018 among 100 families in village Dighal who were selected by purposive sampling. Results: It was observed that the majority of families were using traditional chulhas (77%) and LPG (23%) was used by smaller number of families. Fuel consumed by most of the households were animal dung cakes (62%) and firewood (45%). Maximum duration of exposure to the traditional chulha by 43% families is for 3-4 hours. Among the families using traditional chulhas, 54% were suffering from health- related problems like lung (29%), eye (24%) infections, etc. Main reasons stated by participants for using traditional chulhas were it is cheaper than other sources (52%) and food cooked is much tastier (42%). Conclusion: The efforts should be made towards encouraging the use of safer methods of cooking such as LPG or smokeless chulha to prevent the health of the people.
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Ginni Agrawal
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