Thème :
Environnement et réduction des fardeaux liés aux maladies chroniques
Type de présentation :
Présentation Orale
Titre abstract :
Distribution of indoor sources of air pollution in the Dschang health district
Auteurs :

Miranda BAAME ESONG1

 

Institutions:

1University of Dschang,Cameroon

Corresponding authors :
emirablesing@yahoo.com
Référence :

CaHReF 2018, Yaoundé Congres hall, 08 – 11 January 2019 , OERF005

Abstract :

Background: Biomass smoke is known to be a risk factor for many disease such as acute and chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disorders, miscarriages, cataracts and even stroke. The use of firewood as cooking fuel is widely practiced in the ten regions of Cameroon the west region inclusive.

Objectif: This study is to determine the distribution of indoor sources of air pollution in the Dschang Health District (DHD).

Methodology:The study is a descriptive cross sectional study with target population households of the DHD. From the 22 health areas that make up the DHD, we divided the health areas into urban and rural health areas and randomly choose 11 health areas with a representative of 50% from each category. Data on the sources of indoor air pollution where collected with the help of questionnaires administered face to face and an observation guides. Data was entered and analysed using excel 2016 and epi info version 7 respectively and proportions, calculated at a confidence interval of 95%.

Results: We visited 850 homes, however 848 homes accepted to participate in our study and where thus included, giving us a response rate of 97.76%. We noticed that 651(76.77%) of the DHD population used strictly firewood and 141(16.63%) used more than one source of fuel with the use of multiple fuel found to be dominant in urban areas than in the rural areas. Electricity was not an option for fuel since no one was found using it.

Conclusion/Recommandation: The burden of the problem is great, however under- explored. It will therefore be necessary to put in place preventive measures and follow up of chronic respiratory diseases and also to apply behavioral change methods with regards to indoor air pollution. Education on the population on smoke canalisation is imperial. The elaboration of construction plans intailing chymnies should be made by the council

Key Words:indoor air pollution, chronic respiratory diseases.