Background: For many developing countries, Indoor air
pollution (IAP) is still one of the largest environmental problems, as many do
not have access to clean fuels for cooking. IAP could be from the burning of
solid fuels for cooking in households. The objective of the study was to assess
Indoor air quality among rural households
Methodology: The present study was a community based cross
sectional study carried out for a period of 2 years. Rural households using
solid fuel were included, and locked houses were excluded from the study. The
study setting was Devarayasamudra Primary Health Centre, which had more than
2400 households. The sample size was calculated based on previous research. To
assess Indoor air quality, Particulate Matter PM 2.5, PM10 Particles, CO2,
HCHO, Temperature and Humidity, Nitric oxide (NO) and Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
were measured by validated tools. All data were entered in a Microsoft Office
Excel sheet, analysed using SPSS v 22 (IBM Corp, USA), with p-value less than
0.05 defined as statistically significant.
Results: 812 residents took part in the study. With respect
to the external environment, 632 (77.8%) had independent access to a street
from their household, 624 (76.8%) had their households nearer to nuisances such
as smoke. With respect to the internal environment, 688 (84.7%) were staying in
pucca houses and 716 (88.2%) houses were not plastered. AQI of rural households
revealed 192 (23.6%) were of poor standards.
Conclusion: The present study shows that indoor air
pollution is extensive in the rural population, which could be attributed to
solid fuel as a source of energy at household levels.
Author(s) Details
Aditya Sreedhara
SDUMC, SDUAHER, Kolar, India.
Pradeep. T.S.
Department of Community Medicine, SDUMC, SDUAHER Kolar, India.
Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/crgese/v2/6113
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