Analysis of Air Pollution Impact on Human Health in Patna City by Questionnaire Method

Abstract

Abstract
Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health. According to the 2014 WHO report, air pollution in 2012 caused the deaths of around 7 million people worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that some 80% of the outdoor air pollution-related premature deaths due to ischemic heart disease and strokes, while 40% of death were due to chronic obstructive pulmonary or acute lower respiratory infections; and 6% of deaths were due to lung cancer. To design suitable safety measures to control health hazards of air pollution, it is necessary to understand an individual’s perception about air pollution and how is it affecting him/her. The usual practice is to survey people face to face using a structured questionnaire format. The questionnaire in its first section takes into account the socio-demographic parameters of the respondents like age, gender, time exposer to outdoor air pollution, daily distance travelled etc. for studying their life-style and behavior. In the second section it takes into account the health-related information of the respondents like their opinion about air pollution, disease caused by air pollution, short term health effects of air pollution etc. This study helps to develop a suitable chart to conclude about the pollutants causing maximum health hazard and the common short-term diseases from which people are suffering due to their daily exposure in air pollution.

Keywords: Air pollution, Environment, Health, Pollutant, Diseases

Cite this Article

Krishna M. Analysis of Air Pollution Impact on Human Health in Patna City by Questionnaire Method. Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits. 2017; 7(3): 5–9p.