THE INFLUENCE OF THE LIVING PLACE ON THE EXPOSURE TO THE INDOOR AIR POLLUTION

There are many sources of indoor air pollution in any home. The exposure to pollutants of the indoor air pollution provokes very serious health problems. Pregnant women belong to sensitive groups of population, and exposure to the indoor air pollution influence the mother’s health and intrauterine g...

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Main Authors: Dragana Nikić, Maja Nikolić, Aleksandra Stanković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine 2005-07-01
Series:Acta Medica Medianae
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Online Access:http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2005-html/3-broj/Uticaj%20mesta%20stanovanja%20....pdf
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author Dragana Nikić
Maja Nikolić
Aleksandra Stanković
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description There are many sources of indoor air pollution in any home. The exposure to pollutants of the indoor air pollution provokes very serious health problems. Pregnant women belong to sensitive groups of population, and exposure to the indoor air pollution influence the mother’s health and intrauterine growth.In this respect, the aim of this research is to assess the exposure of pregnant women to the indoor air pollution, who live in different zones of the town, and also to determine a possible difference in that exposure. A standard questionnaire prepared by WHO was used in the study. The questionnaire included questions on the place of living and its characteristics. 327 pregnant women over 25 years of age living in different zones of the town took part in the investigation. One group (174) lives in the center of Niš, and the other one (153) lives in the suburb.On the basis of the results obtained, we concluded that the examinees living in the immediate surrounding of Nis were statistically significantly more exposed to the factors of the indoor air pollution. Our investigation showed that the place of living influences decreased or increased exposure to the majority of the indoor air pollution factors.
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spelling doaj.art-a876e34865ed4d0fa09922570d0df34d2022-12-22T01:37:26ZengUniversity in Nis, Faculty of MedicineActa Medica Medianae0365-44782005-07-01443914THE INFLUENCE OF THE LIVING PLACE ON THE EXPOSURE TO THE INDOOR AIR POLLUTIONDragana NikićMaja NikolićAleksandra StankovićThere are many sources of indoor air pollution in any home. The exposure to pollutants of the indoor air pollution provokes very serious health problems. Pregnant women belong to sensitive groups of population, and exposure to the indoor air pollution influence the mother’s health and intrauterine growth.In this respect, the aim of this research is to assess the exposure of pregnant women to the indoor air pollution, who live in different zones of the town, and also to determine a possible difference in that exposure. A standard questionnaire prepared by WHO was used in the study. The questionnaire included questions on the place of living and its characteristics. 327 pregnant women over 25 years of age living in different zones of the town took part in the investigation. One group (174) lives in the center of Niš, and the other one (153) lives in the suburb.On the basis of the results obtained, we concluded that the examinees living in the immediate surrounding of Nis were statistically significantly more exposed to the factors of the indoor air pollution. Our investigation showed that the place of living influences decreased or increased exposure to the majority of the indoor air pollution factors.http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2005-html/3-broj/Uticaj%20mesta%20stanovanja%20....pdfindoor air pollutionpregnancyexposure
spellingShingle Dragana Nikić
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE LIVING PLACE ON THE EXPOSURE TO THE INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
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indoor air pollution
pregnancy
exposure
title THE INFLUENCE OF THE LIVING PLACE ON THE EXPOSURE TO THE INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
title_full THE INFLUENCE OF THE LIVING PLACE ON THE EXPOSURE TO THE INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
title_fullStr THE INFLUENCE OF THE LIVING PLACE ON THE EXPOSURE TO THE INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
title_full_unstemmed THE INFLUENCE OF THE LIVING PLACE ON THE EXPOSURE TO THE INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
title_short THE INFLUENCE OF THE LIVING PLACE ON THE EXPOSURE TO THE INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
title_sort influence of the living place on the exposure to the indoor air pollution
topic indoor air pollution
pregnancy
exposure
url http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2005-html/3-broj/Uticaj%20mesta%20stanovanja%20....pdf
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