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Mitigation of Air Pollution and its Impact on the Lung Health of Tuberculosis Patients, a Prospective Cohort Study from Rural India

Ajay Kumar Singh1 , Satish Kumar Bhardwaj2 , Rajeev Kumar Aggarwal2 * , Dimple Kumar Bhaglani3 , Amit Guleria4 , Kartikey Sahil2 , Gagan Deep Raj Hans1 and Meenu Saini5

1 Department of Health and Family Welfare, District Programme Officer, Solan, Himachal Pradesh India

2 Department of Environmental Science, College of Forestry, YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh India

3 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India

4 Department of Economics and Sociology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Panjab India

5 Department of AYUSH, Ayurvedic Medical Officer, Mehendobag, Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh India

Corresponding author Email: rajeev1792@rediffmail.com

Our respiratory system is a primary target of the harmful effects of poor indoor and outdoor air quality; therefore, the present study was undertaken in rural settings of Solan district of HP on 23 Pulmonary tuberculosis patients diagnosed at the Secondary Care level hospital of Solan in 2018 and 2019. Their lung function assessment was undertaken with Spirometry at the beginning and after six months of anti-tubercular treatment (ATT). Accordingly, air quality (indoor and outdoor) was assessed and the Air Quality Index (AQI) was computed. In total 300 participants in ten villages of the selected patients were selected to create awareness vis a vis literacy on the significance of air quality management for ensuring human health, especially tuberculosis management. Air pollution-abating plants were introduced in residential settings (indoor and outdoor) of selected patients. The study indicated that per unit AQI improvement of 16.6, 11.86 and 13.91 due to created literacy and environmental amelioration by introducing plants and enhancing air circulation/ventilation resulted per unit increase in the lung health index of tubercular patients with each of 0.0005 units of improvement in air quality. Capacity building on air quality management improved air quality as well as lung health of tubercular patients.

Indoor Air Quality; Literacy; Lung Health; Lung Health Index; Outdoor Air Quality; Tuberculosis

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Singh A. K, Bhardwaj S. K, Aggarwal R. K, Bhaglani D. K, Guleria A, Sahil K, Hans G. D. R, Saini M. Mitigation of Air Pollution and its Impact on the Lung Health of Tuberculosis Patients, a Prospective Cohort Study from Rural India. Curr World Environ 2024;19(3).

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Singh A. K, Bhardwaj S. K, Aggarwal R. K, Bhaglani D. K, Guleria A, Sahil K, Hans G. D. R, Saini M. Mitigation of Air Pollution and its Impact on the Lung Health of Tuberculosis Patients, a Prospective Cohort Study from Rural India. Curr World Environ 2024;19(3).

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