Exposure indoor to PM1O and respiratory health among children in industrial area, Kajang, Selangor / Nur Fazhilah Abdul Razak

Abdul Razak, Nur Fazhilah (2012) Exposure indoor to PM1O and respiratory health among children in industrial area, Kajang, Selangor / Nur Fazhilah Abdul Razak. [Project Paper] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Summary: Introduction: Exposure to air pollution can bring negative effect to children's health and their development. Children are the most susceptible and vulnerable groups. The objective of this study was to determine the association between exposure to particulate matter (PM 10) and respiratory problem among children in industrial area. Method: Sixty nine (69) children were selected through purposive sampling in this study where their house was near to factories, near to road, and construction sites. Questionnaires adapted from, American Thoracic Society was used to determine the respondent's background information, their exposure history and respiratory symptoms. The indoor PM 10 was measured with Gillian Air Sampling Pump and children's lung functions were measured with Spirolab 11 Spirometer. A GIS spatial analysist technique was used to describe the distribution of PM 10 by residential location. Results: The chi-square test shows that there has significant different between locations and concentration of PM 10 (x2 = 6.696, P<O.OOl), the Mann U Whitney Test shows that there were significant reduction of lung function between the group who exposed in high concentration level of PM 10 (> 80jJ.g/m3) and the group who exposed in low concentration level of PM 10 « 80jJ.g/m3) which FYC % predicted (z = -2.91, p<0.05), FEY I % predicted (z = -2.50, P <0.05) , FYC ( z = -2.63, p<0.05) and FEY 1 ( z = -2.68, P <0.05), there was an inverse correlation between the children's lung functions; FYC (Liter) and FEY 1 (Liter) with ( 1= -0.388, p<O.OO I) and (r= -0.379, p<O.OO I) respectively with concentration level of PM10. As for respiratory symptoms, cough and phlegm were the common symptom occurs among children in the study area which PMIO concentration Conclusion: It can be concluded that PMIO affects the children's respiratory system in term of abnormality oftheir lung functions and also the increases of their respiratory symptoms. Keywords: lung function, respirable particle (PM10), respiratory symptoms, industrial area

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2022 06:22
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2023 03:16
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/182

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