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Air pollution and the health effects in South Asia: Comparison between urban and rural area and assessment of prevention with mask

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K10059
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 58020:Hygiene and public health-related: including laboratory approach
Research InstitutionAichi Medical University

Principal Investigator

Umemura Tomohiro  愛知医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (10401960)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 寺崎 寛章  福井大学, 学術研究院工学系部門, 講師 (40608113)
大西 一成  聖路加国際大学, 専門職大学院公衆衛生学研究科(公衆衛生大学院), 准教授 (50596278)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords室内空気汚染 / 大気汚染 / 南アジア / 貧困層 / 気道炎症 / 呼気中一酸化窒素(FeNO) / アレルギー / ベンガル地域 / 児童 / インド / コルカタ / 呼気中一酸化窒素 / 症状 / 呼吸器障害 / 貧困 / 呼吸器
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was conducted on poor children in both urban and rural areas of West Bengal, India. There was no seasonal difference in FeNO, an index of airway inflammation, although allergic symptoms were relieved in both urban and rural areas during the rainy season. If air pollution is the primary cause of airway inflammation, FeNO in the urban area during the rainy season should be lower than that in the rural area during the dry season because the AQI (air pollution index) in urban areas during the rainy season is lower than the AQI in rural areas during the dry season. However, FeNO level was higher in urban areas even during the rainy season than in rural areas during the dry season. Therefore, they may be affected not only by air pollution, but also by indoor air pollution, which is considered to be at a constant level of exposure throughout the year.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

インドやバングラデシュが位置する南アジアでは大気汚染の影響が深刻と考えられているが、室内汚染も深刻であることが示唆された。特に貧困層は室内でバイオマスなどを用いた調理をしているが、換気扇がない住居に住んでいる人が多い。また、本研究は児童を対象としたが、実際に家庭で調理を担当するのは女性(主婦)であることがほとんどであり、室内空気汚染が女性に及ぼす健康影響が懸念される結果となった。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2021 2020

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Comparison of effects of air pollution on children between urban and rural area in west Bengal, India2020

    • Author(s)
      Umemura T、Terasaki H、Onishi K、Matsumi Y、Ueda K、Suzuki K
    • Journal Title

      European Journal of Public Health

      Volume: 30 Issue: Supplement_5

    • DOI

      10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.164

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 大気汚染が児童に及ぼす影響:インド西ベンガル州における都市と農村の比較2021

    • Author(s)
      梅村朋弘、寺崎寛章、大西一成、上田佳代、鈴木孝太
    • Organizer
      第91回日本衛生学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Comparison of effects of air pollution on children between urban and rural area in west Bengal, India2020

    • Author(s)
      Tomohiro Umemura, Hiroaki Terasaki, Kazunari Onishi, Yutaka Matsumi, Kayo Ueda, Kohta Suzuki
    • Organizer
      16th World Congress on Public Health
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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