Air pollution, Fuel Usage and Health Outcomes in Madre de Dios, Peru: a Comparative Cross Sectional Study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Pan, William | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chao, Christina Ann | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-01T20:10:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-15T04:30:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.department | Global Health | |
| dc.description.abstract | Air pollution is a common problem. Particulate matter generated from air pollution has been tied to adverse health outcomes associated with cardiovascular disease. Biomass fuels are a specific contributor to increased particulate matter and arise as a result of indoor heating, cook stoves and indoor food preparation. This is a two part cross sectional study looking at communities in the Madre de Dios region. Survey data was collected from 9 communities along the Madre de Dios River. Individual level household PM2.5 was also collected as a means to generate average PM data stratified by fuel use. Data collection was affected by a number of outside factors, which resulted in a loss of data. Results from the cross-sectional study indicate that hypertension is not a significant source of morbidity. Obesity is prevalent and significantly associated with kitchen venting method indicating a potential relationship. | |
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| dc.subject | Environmental health | |
| dc.subject | Epidemiology | |
| dc.subject | Air pollution | |
| dc.subject | CVD | |
| dc.subject | Fuel | |
| dc.title | Air pollution, Fuel Usage and Health Outcomes in Madre de Dios, Peru: a Comparative Cross Sectional Study | |
| dc.type | Master's thesis | |
| duke.embargo.months | 9 |