PREVALENCE OF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH INDOOR ENVIRONMENT IN THE FIELD PRACTICE AREA OF SRM URBAN HEALTH CENTRE MARAIMALAI NAGAR
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 0
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Housing characteristics that may contribute to indoor air pollutants include type of fuel for cooking and heating and occupants’ activities such as tobacco smoke. Indoor air pollution increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute respiratory infections. AIM: To estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and its association with indoor environment. METHODOLOGY: A Cross-Sectional study using purposive sampling technique, 72 household members were interviewed during house to house visit by modified standard questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS 17. RESULTS: Male were 42% and female 58%. Prevalence of respiratory symptoms of sneezing and rhinorrhoea 85%, wheeze 32%, shortness of breath 32%, short of breath after strenuous work 50%,cough in the morning and cough with sputum38%, cough with sputum forat least 3 consecutive months7%, 32% suffered from asthma, 23% were treated for COPD. Overcrowding 44%, 75% kitchens have no vent emission, 32% have no cross ventilation and 56% cook daily. We found significant association between sneezing and rhinorrhoea with family history, overcrowding, cross ventilation, black soot, perception of dust(p-0.04,0.01,0.01,0.03, 0.01). There was significant association between chronic respiratory symptoms with smoking(p-0.02),cooking (p-0.002), overcrowding(p-0.03), exposure to dust(p-0.001) ,mosquito coil use (p-0.009), exposure to ETS(p- 0.04) CONCLUSION: It is concluded that indoor environment exposures associated with respiratory symptoms. It is suggested that for reducing this effect people should avoid overcrowding and use vent emissions , cross ventilation, stop mosquito coil use and utilise air cleaners that can improve the air quality efficiently. Health education for behavioural change is needed.
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Bincy Roy, M. V. M Pradeep, Balaji Ramraj, Papa Saleema
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- DOI 10.26727/NJRCM.2018.7.3i.19
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