Dust air pollution and hospital visits for respiratory, cardiovascular, and eye diseases in Eastern Iran.

ABSTRACT: One of the most significant environmental concerns that has been spreading in recent years due to human interference and irrational use of natural resources is the phenomenon of dust. This study investigated the relationship between dust air pollution and the burden of daily hospital visits due to respiratory, cardiovascular, and eye diseases. In this cross-sectional study, data on dust air pollution were collected from the Environment office and data on daily visits to hospitals from the hospital information system (HIS) through a checklist. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 22 software and Pearson correlation coefficient at a significance level of < 0.05. The average dust air pollution index in the studied area was 2233.71 ± 4737.52 µg/m³. The mean number of hospital visits for vari

SUBMITTER: Hamidian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12749386 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature