Abstract
Continuous exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollutants can be a risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This article is the result of an analysis of non-communicable disease (NCD) cohort study aimed at finding out the relationship between occupation and duration of indoor and outdoor pollution exposure to COPD events. The data source came from the NCD's baseline cohort conducted by National Institute of Health Research and Development in 5 urban villages in Bogor Tengah sub-district, Bogor City with the total sample of 1739 people. The study design is cross sectional. The dependent variable of this study is the incidence of COPD (based on measurement results with spirometry), and the independent variables are job type, duration of indoor and outdoor exposure. Data were analyzed using chi square test. The result of the analysis showed that there was a significant correlation between the type of work to the incidence of COPD (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 140-149 |
Journal | Jurnal Ekologi Kesehatan |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 5 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Exposure
- air pollutants,occupation
- ndoor/outdoor pollution
- COPD