تاثير سوخت هاي آلي در مصارف خانگي در افزايش شانس ابتلا به برونشيت مزمن در زنان شهركرد سال 1380

Effect of biomass fuel combustion on increasing the risk of chronic bronchitis in women, Shahrekord,2001

It seems that chronic airway diseases is high amore women of this province, which might be due to biome fuel and wood burning for cooking and heating. This case control study was performed in over 40 years old women to evaluate the risk of smoking and biomass combustion on chronic bronchitis. The case group consisted of 100 patientʹs whit chronic bronchitis and the control group consisted of 100 patients from surgical ward of the hospital. A questionnaire about type of stove for cooking, heating and baking was filled by each subject. Significant correlationʹs were found between smoking (P<0.01), tobacco pipe (P<0.01), baking in home (P<0,01), wood burning for heating (P<0.01), wood burning for cooking (P<0.001), oil for cooking (P<0.001), wood burning for baking (P<0.001) and chronic bronchitis. Wood and other biomass fuel for cooking, heating and baking are important cause of chronic bronchitis in women in Chahar-Mahal and Bakhtiari region and replacement of wood and oil by a better alternative, like gas, is recommended.