Priscilla Johnson|R. Padmavathi|Santu Ghosh|Preetha Paul|Sitalakshmi Ramadoss|Kalpana Balakrishnan|Vijayalakshmi Thanasekaraan|A. S. Subhashini
Evaluation of mucociliary clearance among women using biomass and clean fuel in a periurban area of Chennai: A preliminary study
nasal mucociliary clearance nmc plays crucial role defense airways inhaled substances affected various factors effect particulate matter nmc women using biomass fuel well studiedthis crosssectional study conducted assess nmc time biomass fuel users compare clean fuel usersnmc time peak expiratory flow rate pefr determined women age ranging 18 45 years using biomass fuel n30 clean fuel n30 time taken perceive sweet taste following placement saccharin 1 cm behind anterior end inferior turbinate recorded nmc time pefr measured using miniwright peak flow meter comparison groups analyzed using ttest anova r statistical softwarenmc time significantly prolonged biomass fuel users 7658 37816 comparison clean fuel users 5454 21555 pefr significantly reduced 3193 lmin biomass fuel users compared clean fuel users 3717 lmin women lower socioeconomic status lower literacy status older undernourished women women cooking for15 years prolonged saccharin transit time stt reduced pefrthis study highlights effects indoor air pollution respiratory defense mechanism simple noninvasive inexpensive screening test used early indicator respiratory damage caused exposure air pollutants