Seasonal variations in respiratory morbidity in primary care and its correlation with the quality of air in urban Odisha, India.

ABSTRACT: Poor air quality, especially in urban regions among low-and middle-income countries such as India poses a significant healthcare challenge. Amongst urban areas, metropolitan cities garner the utmost importance for air quality related policies and studies with limited studies from tier II cities which are thought to be relatively immune to air pollution. Hence, we aimed to identify the most frequent respiratory morbidities and explore its correlation with exposure to ambient PM2.5 particles in Bhubaneswar (a tier II city in coastal India), Odisha. A chart review was carried out through data extracted from the records of urban health centres. Data on PM2.5 concentrations were obtained from Odisha State Pollution Control Board. The morbidities were coded by using the International Classificat

SUBMITTER: Sinha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10824419 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature