摘要：People in rural areas were found to be largely exposed to indoor air pollution by their usage of dirty fuels and biomass in kitchens. The other household conditions prevailing among rural poor masses such as lack of ventilation facilities, indoor kitchen without separation, smoking habits at home, cattle rearing at home etc. make them vulnerable to indoor air pollution. At this outset, this paper aimed to analyse the impact of indoor air pollution in Veeranam village of Salem District, Tamil Nadu. A sample of 150 households has been selected using simple random sampling. A significant association was found between (<0.001) types of kitchen facilities, ventilation facilities, smoking habits at home and respiratory illnesses. A statistically significant difference was found in medical expenses incurred by households in different types of kitchens (P<0.001). The paper suggests the implementation of proper guidelines to rural masses to switch over to clean fuels.
关键词：Dirty fuels;Indoor air pollution;Rural health risks;Respiratory illnesses
