Indoor Air Pollution and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Waffa Aswaq Al-Shammari
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Waffa Aswaq Al-Shammari: College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Saudi Arabia

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2020, vol. 2, issue 5

Abstract: Objective: To measure an association between factors related to indoor air pollution and CVD in the Hail population of Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A case control study was conducted in King Khalid hospitals. Convenience and random sampling techniques were used to recruit cases and controls. Structured Questionnaire was used to collect data from 302 CVD cases and 300 controls. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS 24.0 statistical software. Results: The bivariate analysis showed significant association between (i) socio-demographic characteristics (ii) air quality and occupation related variables (iii) ventilation and cooking related factors and (iv) exposure of different types of smoke, and CVD (p 50 years) (2.95&22.84); education level (uneducated & primary) (4.39&2.64); cigarette smoking (1.89); shisha smoking (2.12), exposed to cigarette smoke (2.50); burning scented wood (3.09), burning of mosquito repellent (2.18) and kitchen type (2.83) (p

Keywords: Air Pollution; Cardiovascular Disease; Particulate Matters; Hail City; Saudi Arabi (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.5.459

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