The present study describes the optimization of a simple and reliable method for the determination of four first line antitubercular drugs in human plasma. The studied analytes were Isoniazid (H),...
BACKGROUND Around 3 billion people still cook and heat their homes using solid fuels (i.e. wood, crop wastes, charcoal, coal and dung) in open fires and leaky stoves. Most are poor and live in low-and middle-income countries. In rural India, nearly 90% of the primary energy is derived from biomass (wood, 56%; crop residues, 16%; dung, 21%).We took up this study with an aim to compare the lung functions of both rural and urban population in Maharashtra, India.
MATERIALS AND METHODS324 rural women and 253 urban women in Maharashtra, India, were interviewed with a standard respiratory questionnaire and their pulmonary function test was performed using portable computerised spirometer.
RESULTSThe comparative pulmonary function parameter based on the pulmonary function testing in rural and urban women showed significant lung function abnormalities (FEV1, FEV1/ FVC, PEFR, MEF 25-75) in rural women exposed to biomass fuel as compared to urban women who use LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) for cooking.
CONCLUSIONBiomass fuel exposure poses a great impact on lung functions of rural women. Factors like poor ventilation in kitchen, lack of screening programs and late manifestation of disease cause irreversible damage to lung functions.
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