Comparison of Pulmonary Function in Females Using Clean Fuel and Biomass Fuel in Allahabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Mahmood ◽  
A.D. Shukla ◽  
A.K. Verma ◽  
S. Satpathy
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Clean Fuel

scholarly journals A comparative analysis of biomass and clean fuel exposure on pulmonary function during cooking among rural women in Tamilnadu, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 593-598
Author(s):  
Sarojini K Rajinikanth ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Exposure Index ◽  
High Exposure ◽  
Clean Fuel ◽  
Extended Exposure

It is of interest to document data on the comparative analysis of biomass and clean fuel exposure on pulmonary function during cooking among rural women. The study consisted of 100 biomass and 100 LPG fuel using women with no smoking habits and other related illness Parameters such as FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEFR, FEF25-75%were obtained using the computerized spirometry to assess the pulmonary function in these subjects. The collected data were analyzed using the Student t-test method and Pearson correlation. The exposure index for biomass fuel users is 69.78±27.25 showing high exposure duration during cooking. The parameters for pulmonary functions significantly declined in FVC (42.34±13.6), FEV1 (45.55±15.98), PEFR (34.11±14.78) and FEF25-75% (45.56±23.00) for biomass fuel user. However, this is not true for FEV1/FVC ratio (107.56±16.9). The increase in PFT suggests the restrictive and obstructive patterns of pulmonary diseases. There was a negative correlation between increased duration of cooking and the value of FEV1/FVC (r = -0.2961), FEF25-75% (r = -0.3519) and PEFR (r = -0.2868). Thus, the deformation of pulmonary function due to extended exposure of biomass fuel for cooking women in rural Tamilnadu is shown using parameter features such as high exposure index, overcrowded area and improper ventilated houses.

Effect of exposure to biomass smoke from cooking fuel types and eye disorders in women from hilly and plain regions of Nepal

2020 ◽  
pp. bjophthalmol-2020-316766
Author(s):  
Matthew Patel ◽  
Mohan Krishna Shrestha ◽  
Anu Manandhar ◽  
Reeta Gurung ◽  
Steven Sadhra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
User Group ◽  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Biomass Smoke ◽  
Clean Fuel ◽  
Cooking Fuel ◽  
Impaired Vision ◽  
Ocular Symptoms

Background/AimTo study the association between exposure to biomass smoke from cooking fuels andi cataract, visual acuity and ocular symptoms in women.MethodsWe conducted a community-based cross-sectional study among women (≥20 years and without a previous diagnosis of cataract, ocular trauma or diabetes or those taking steroids) from hilly and plain regions of Nepal. Eligible participants received an interview and a comprehensive eye assessment (cataract development, visual acuity test and ocular symptoms). Participants’ data on demographics, cooking fuel type and duration of use, and cooking habits were collected. We addressed potential confounders using the propensity score and other risk factors for ocular diseases through regression analysis.ResultsOf 784 participants, 30.6% used clean fuel (liquefied petroleum gas, methane, electricity) as their primary current fuel, and the remaining 69.4% used biomass fuels. Thirty-nine per cent of the total participants had cataracts—about twofold higher in those who currently used biomass fuel compared with those who used clean fuel (OR=2.27; 95% CI 1.09 to 4.77) and over threefold higher in those who always used biomass. Similarly, the nuclear cataract was twofold higher in the current biomass user group compared with the clean fuel user group (OR=2.53; 95% CI 1.18–5.42) and over threefold higher among those who always used biomass. A higher proportion of women using biomass had impaired vision, reported more ocular symptoms compared with those using clean fuel. Severe impaired vision and blindness were only present in biomass fuel users. However, the differences were only statistically significant for symptoms such as redness, burning sensation, a complaint of pain in the eye and tear in the eyes.ConclusionsCataract was more prevalent in women using biomass for cooking compared with those using clean fuel.

IS THE DERANGEMENT OF PULMONARY FUNCTION DUE TO BIOMASS FUEL SMOKE MORE THAN THAT OF TOBACCO SMOKE?

2021 ◽  
pp. 72-76
Author(s):  
Vinoth Kumar. N ◽  
Mukesh Kumar ◽  
Anand Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Harmful Effects

It is a known fact for a long time now that tobacco smoke having ample harmful effects on the lung function, but biomass fuel being one of the cheapest mode of fuel available for cooking and domestic purposes, especially in the rural areas also having near or even more ill effects on the lung function health. Does the biomass fuel smoke impact on the lung function health being concealed, due to the fact of over impression of effects by the tobacco smoke? So, exposure indexes been formulated to assess how much impact been created by these different kinds of smoke on the lung function indices.

scholarly journals How do People in Rural India Perceive Improved Stoves and Clean Fuel? Evidence from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1341-1358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasundhara Bhojvaid ◽  
Marc Jeuland ◽  
Abhishek Kar ◽  
Jessica Lewis ◽  
Subhrendu Pattanayak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Clean Fuel

scholarly journals Pulmonary function test in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2240
Author(s):  
Amit Agarwal ◽  
Ankit Grover ◽  
Amresh Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Function Test

Background: We are today witnessing a pandemic of diabetes mellitus (DM), globally and nationally. DM and its complications have become the most important contemporary and challenging health problems. Diabetes is not associated with any specific pulmonary symptom and hence periodic screening for lung disease is not done in diabetic patients. However, an extensive microvascular circulation and an abundant connective tissue in the lung raise the possibility that the lung may also be a target organ in diabetic patients. The aim and objectives were to study the pulmonary function of individual with type 2 diabetes mellitus patients by performing spirometry.Methods: Study included non-smoker diabetic patients, who had no history of respiratory disease, were selected for this study and undergone pulmonary function test by spirometry. The study was conducted at department of General Medicine Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.Results: Present study, author found that there was significant derangement in the spirometric readings in the diabetic patients. The FEV1/FVC values further declines as the duration of diabetes increased.Conclusions: Spirometric values (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC) were consistently lower in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The effect on FVC predicted % was found to be more pronounced in subjects whose duration of DM was more than 5 years.

scholarly journals The Link Between Indoor Air Pollution From Cooking Fuels and Anemia Status Among Non-pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Ethiopia.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Girum Gebremeskel Kanno ◽  
Temesgen Geremew ◽  
Tesfaye Diro ◽  
Stephen Vincent Musarapasi ◽  
Renay Van wyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Hemoglobin Level ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Clean Fuel ◽  
Blood Hemoglobin

Abstract The effect of indoor air pollution from different fuel types on the anemia status among non-pregnant women of reproductive ages is rarely studied. This study aimed to assess the link between indoor air pollution from different fuel types and anemia among non-pregnant women of reproductive ages in Ethiopia. The secondary data from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data have been employed for this study. The women of reproductive age who were not pregnant at the time of the data collection were the study population and their anemia status was the outcome variable with multiple outcomes as (moderate to severe, mild, and no anemia) and households using biomass fuel and clean fuel were selected for this study. Multinomial logistic regression was employed to estimate the association of biomass fuel use with the anemia status of women in reproductive age controlling for age, body mass index, education level, exposure to household tobacco smoke, type of residence, wealth index, and region. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) was calculated at 95% Confidence Interval. An independent sample t-test was used to assess the mean difference in blood Hemoglobin level (g/dl) between biomass and clean fuel users. For all statistical tests, a p-value < 0.05 was considered significant. The proportion of anemia in women of reproductive age in Ethiopia was 41.8% and 19.4 % among biomass fuel and clean fuel users respectively. The mean blood hemoglobin level was 127.17(± 18.063) g/dl. In the multivariable multinomial logistic regression analysis, women of reproductive age who utilize biomass fuel for cooking were 33 % more likely to have mild anemia than households who use cleaner fuels, whereas the association of biomass fuel use with moderate to severe anemia was insignificant. When compared with non-pregnant women who use clean energy types, women who live in households that use biomass fuel have a lower (5.8 g/dl ) blood Hemoglobin level P < 0.001. The finding indicated that the use of biomass fuel was associated with reduced blood Hemoglobin levels and significantly associated with mild anemia levels in women of reproductive age in Ethiopia. Interventions that reduce or prevent indoor air pollution from biomass fuels must be implemented in Ethiopia.

scholarly journals Pulmonary Function in Rural Women Exposed to Biomass Fuel

2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Revathi M ◽  
T Karthiyanee Kutty ◽  
Nachal Annamalai
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Biomass Fuel

The association of biomass fuel combustion on pulmonary function tests in the adult population of Mid-Anatolia

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haldun S�mer ◽  
UgurT. Tura�lar ◽  
Turhan Onarlioglu ◽  
Levent �zdemir ◽  
Marcel Zwahlen
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Fuel Combustion ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Function Tests

scholarly journals Adoption of Solid Biomass Fuel for Cooking: Implication on Health Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Martey
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Clean Fuel ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Solid Biomass Fuel ◽  
Solid Biomass

Abstract BackgroundThe Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) seven highlights the need to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Improving access to reliable and affordable modern energy for cooking have far-reaching benefits on human health. This study examines the relationship between the adoption of solid biomass fuel (SBF) for cooking and health outcomes.MethodsThe study used a nationally representative household-level data from a survey of 14,009 households in Ghana. For the econometric analysis, a biprobit model was employed to estimate the effect of SBF adoption on health outcomes.ResultsThe results show that adoption of SBF increases the probability of a household reporting ill-health and reporting frequently to a health facility by 25% each, respectively.ConclusionsThe findings of the study imply that ensuring affordability of clean fuel will enable households in developing countries to transition from traditional biomass to clean cooking fuels. Government programs and policies that aim at encouraging the use of clean fuel for cooking must target private occupants and homeowners.

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