Indoor biofuel air pollution and respiratory health: the role of confounding factors among women in highland Guatemala.
Int J Epidemiol
; 27(3): 454-8, 1998 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-9698135
ABSTRACT
PIP: The authors investigated the association between respiratory symptoms and the use of open fires and chimney woodstoves, as well as the distribution of confounding factors, in a cross-sectional study of 340 women aged 15-45 years living in a poor rural area in the western highlands of Guatemala, and found a significantly higher prevalence of reported cough and phlegm for 3 of 6 symptom measures among women using open fires. When considering confounding factors, very strong associations were found between the type of fire and a number of household and socioeconomic factors including the arrangement of rooms, floor type, and possession of a radio and television. The spouse's economic activity type was also significantly associated. 82% of open fire users had dirt floors, with the remaining 18% having cement or tile floors, while only 16% of chimney woodstove users had dirt floors.
Palavras-chave
Americas; Central America; Developing Countries; Diseases; Domicile; Environment; Environmental Degradation; Environmental Pollution; Error Sources; Family And Household; Geographic Factors; Guatemala; Health--women; Households; Infections; Latin America; Measurement; North America; Population; Research Methodology; Research Report; Residence Characteristics; Respiratory Infections; Spatial Distribution
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Madeira
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Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Calefação
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Pneumopatias Obstrutivas
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Guatemala
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Epidemiol
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido