Evaluation of pulmonary functions in alternate fuel users
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction Indoor air pollution is present in rural areas due to usage of biomass fuel like wood dung or crop residues for cooking The rural women are exposed to the smoke produced by combustion of these materials which can cause harmful effects to the respiratory system The present study was done to evaluate the lung functions in women exposed to biomass fuel smoke for chronic periodMaterials and Methods The case control study included 102 female subjects divided into two age matched groups of 52 biomass fuel users and 50 Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG users Pulmonary function tests PFT namely Forced vital capacity FVC Forced expiratory volume in one second FEV1 Forced expiratory flow FEF2575 and Forced expiratory volume percentage FEV1 were assessed by computerized spirometry Statistical comparison was done by using the student ttestResults The percentage predicted value of the lung parameters of the biomass fuel users FVC p1 p2575 p1 pConclusion The results of this study suggest that exposure to biomass fuel smoke for chronic period can lead to reduction in lung function This study also shows the importance of interventions required to improve the standard of living conditions like usage of low smoke fuels Keywords Biomass fuel users Liquefied petroleum gas users Computer spirometry Pulmonary function test
Authors and Affiliations
B. Jaya, A. Sornam, S. Vadivel, M. Geetha
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