EFFECT OF DOMESTIC COOKING FUEL COMBUSTION ON PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES OF INDIAN FEMALES
| Main Authors: | Sukhjinder Kaur Dhillon, Parminder Kaur Sandhu, Dimple Bajaj Arora, Narinder Kaur |
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| Format: | Article |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2016
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4497580 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background and Objectives: Routine exposure to domestic cooking fuels is an important source of indoor air pollution causing deterioration of lung function. Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) estimation helps to diagnose respiratory morbidity at an early stage. Aims and Objective: To study and compare PEFR of young females using different cooking fuels. Materials and Methods: The PEFR was measured in 50 adult females using biomass fuel as domestic fuel and compared with demographically matched 50 adult females using LPG as cooking fuel. PEFR was measured using Wright’s peakflow meter. Three readings taken in the standing position and best taken as final. Result: PEFR is 392.87L/min in LPG users and 371.60 in subjects using biomass fuel as cooking fuel. PEFR in LPG users is 391.87 and 362.48 in bio mass fuel users, for the two groups involved in the process of cooking for more than ten years. This difference is highly significant statistically (p<0.001). There is not much variation in peak expiratory flow rates of the LPG users, with increasing duration of exposure. Conclusion: It was concluded that Peak expiratory flow rate of females using biomass fuel is less than that of females using LPG as domestic fuel, and this difference increases with increase in duration of exposure.