Rumchev Krassi, Zhao Yun, Spickett Jeffery
School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6148, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Apr 17;14(4):429. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14040429.
Indoor air pollution is still considered as one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and especially in developing countries, including India. This study aims to assess social, housing, and indoor environmental factors associated with respiratory health among mothers and children. The study was conducted in the city of Tirupur, South India. We quantitatively assessed the indoor exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) and carbon monoxide in relation to respiratory health among women and children. Information on health status, household characteristics and socioeconomic factors was collected using a modified standardised questionnaire. This study demonstrates the significant health impact of housing and socioeconomic characteristics on the burden of respiratory illness among women and children in urban South India. Increased respiratory symptoms were recorded among women and children from low income households, and those who allowed smoking inside. The mean PM concentration measured in this study was 3.8 mg/m³ which exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) 24 h guideline value of 0.025 mg/m³. This study is the first to our knowledge carried out in urban South India and the findings can be used for future intervention studies.
室内空气污染仍然被认为是全球尤其是包括印度在内的发展中国家发病和死亡的主要原因之一。本研究旨在评估与母亲和儿童呼吸健康相关的社会、住房和室内环境因素。该研究在印度南部的蒂鲁布尔市进行。我们定量评估了室内细颗粒物（PM）和一氧化碳暴露与妇女和儿童呼吸健康的关系。使用经过修改的标准化问卷收集了有关健康状况、家庭特征和社会经济因素的信息。本研究表明，住房和社会经济特征对印度南部城市妇女和儿童的呼吸道疾病负担具有重大健康影响。低收入家庭以及允许在室内吸烟的家庭中的妇女和儿童出现了更多的呼吸道症状。本研究测得的PM平均浓度为3.8毫克/立方米，超过了世界卫生组织（WHO）24小时指导值0.025毫克/立方米。据我们所知，本研究是在印度南部城市开展的首个此类研究，其结果可用于未来的干预研究。
