Priscilla Johnson|Kalpana Balakrishnan|R. Padmavathi|Santu Ghosh|Muthukumar Sadhasivam|A.V. Omprakash|Bernard W. C. Sathiasekaran|Kirk R. Smith|Vijayalakshmi Thanasekaraan|A. S. Subhashini
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd 13th leading cause burden disease worldwide expected become 5th 2020 biomass fuel combustion significantly contributes copd although smoking recognized important risk factor rural women developing countries bear largest share burden resulting chronic exposures biomass fuel smoke although considerable strength evidence association copd biomass smoke exposure limited information available background prevalence copd populationsthis study conducted estimate prevalence copd associated factors among nonsmoking rural women tiruvallur district tamilnadu southern indiathis crosssectional study conducted among 900 nonsmoking women aged 30 years 45 rural villages tiruvallur district tamilnadu southern india period january may 2007 copd assessments done using combination clinical examination spirometry logistic regression analysis performed examine association copd use biomass cooking r software used statistical analysisthe overall prevalence copd study found 244 95 ci 143345 copd prevalence higher biomass fuel users clean fuel users 25 vs 2 124 95 ci 036664 two times higher 3 women spend 2 hoursday kitchen involved cooking use solid fuel associated higher risk copd although statistically significant results obtained studythe estimates generated study contribute significantly growing database available information copd prevalence rural women moreover concomitant indoor air pollution measurements may possible increase resolution association biomass use copd prevalence refine available attributable burden disease estimates