Exposición al humo de biomasa como factor asociado a síntomas respiratorios en mujeres de 30 a 70 años
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2021
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Carrera de Tecnología Médica
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La contaminación ambiental, viene siendo por mucho tiempo un gran
problema de salud a nivel mundial, uno de los problemas de
contaminación es la quema de Biomasa u otros materiales como por
ejemplo la leña que es uno de los principales medios de combustión
residencial en muchos hogares del País, siendo usado tanto para
calefacción como para cocción de alimentos, por tanto, esta actividad
genera partículas altamente nocivas para la salud de las personas. Tal
es el caso del cantón Cevallos, provincia del Tungurahua donde se
realizó nuestro estudio debido a la alta demanda del uso de leña para
el uso diario en el hogar. El objetivo propuesto en este proyecto
consistió en valorar si esta actividad es un factor asociado a
desarrollar síntomas respiratorios en las mujeres, donde se analizó la
situación de las pacientes por medio de encuestas realizadas los
barrios La Unión, Santo Domingo y El Rosario del cantón Cevallos. Se
incluyó una población de 76 mujeres, con una muestra total de 26 que
fueron diagnosticadas con una enfermedad respiratoria y con un total
de 44 mujeres que presentan síntomas respiratorios, pero sin
diagnostico alguno. La enfermedad con mayor prevalencia de la
muestra encuestada es la bronquitis. La tos seca es el síntoma con
mayor prevalencia en la muestra del estudio, llegando así a la
conclusión de que este contaminante ambiental producto de la quema
de la leña, es un factor asociado a la presencia de síntomas
respiratorios que afectan gravemente a la salud.
Environmental pollution has long been a major global health problem, one of the pollution problems is due to the smoke emitted from the burning of biomass or other materials such as firewood, which is one of the main means of residential combustion in many homes in the country, being used for both heating and cooking food, therefore, this activity generates particles highly harmful to human health. Such is the case of the Canton Cevallos, province of Tungurahua where our study was carried out due to the high demand for the use of firewood for daily use in the home. The objective proposed in this project was to assess whether this activity is a factor associated with developing respiratory symptoms in women, where the situation of the patients was analyzed by means of surveys carried out to the women in an age range of 30 to 70 years in the neighborhoods La Unión, Santo Domingo and El Rosario of the Canton Cevallos. A population of 76 women was included, with a total sample of 26 who were diagnosed with a respiratory disease by a health professional and a total of 44 women with respiratory symptoms, but without any diagnosis. The disease with the highest prevalence of the sample surveyed is bronchitis. Dry cough is the most prevalent symptom in the study sample, reaching the conclusion that this environmental pollutant product of wood burning, is a factor associated with the presence of respiratory symptoms that seriously affect health.
Environmental pollution has long been a major global health problem, one of the pollution problems is due to the smoke emitted from the burning of biomass or other materials such as firewood, which is one of the main means of residential combustion in many homes in the country, being used for both heating and cooking food, therefore, this activity generates particles highly harmful to human health. Such is the case of the Canton Cevallos, province of Tungurahua where our study was carried out due to the high demand for the use of firewood for daily use in the home. The objective proposed in this project was to assess whether this activity is a factor associated with developing respiratory symptoms in women, where the situation of the patients was analyzed by means of surveys carried out to the women in an age range of 30 to 70 years in the neighborhoods La Unión, Santo Domingo and El Rosario of the Canton Cevallos. A population of 76 women was included, with a total sample of 26 who were diagnosed with a respiratory disease by a health professional and a total of 44 women with respiratory symptoms, but without any diagnosis. The disease with the highest prevalence of the sample surveyed is bronchitis. Dry cough is the most prevalent symptom in the study sample, reaching the conclusion that this environmental pollutant product of wood burning, is a factor associated with the presence of respiratory symptoms that seriously affect health.
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CONTAMINACION AMBIENTAL, FILTROS BIOLÓGICOS, BRONQUITIS, BARRIO LA UNION, BARRIO LA FLORESTA, BARRIO SANTO DOMINGO, CANTON CEVALLOS, ECUADOR