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  title info:
    title: A study on assessing the knowledge and practices regarding indoor air pollution: The case of Magar community in Tahu, palpa
  name:
    name part: Gautam, Kapil Prasad.
    role:
      role term: creator
  origin info:
    date issued: c2007
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: ix, 58p. :
  abstract: SUMMARY: The study was conducted with an aim to assess the knowledge and practices of Magar community about Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) in Tahu VDC Ward No. one (1) of Palpa district. It was a descriptive (cross-sectional) type of study. Sampling technique and sample size both were purposive. A set of structured questionnaire were asked with the housewives of Magar HHs, who were mostly involved in cooking activities to find out their existing knowledge about the causes and consequence of IAP and the prevalent HH practices related to IAP. The study found that about 7 percent of the respondent housewives had good knowledge on causes of IAP whereas majority of them (about 73 percent) had poor knowledge on the possible health consequences attributable to IAP. Majority of the respondents (70 percent) replied that IAP is preventable but about 24 percent had no idea/knowledge about the possible preventive measures to mitigate the effects due to IAP. All the HHs were found to use biomass fuels for their cooking and heating purposes and fuel wood is the primary fuel used for cooking and heating purposes in all HHs. About 87 percent of the HHs was found to use electricity for lighting purpose. Only about 37 percent of H Hs was found to use improved cooking stove (ICS) for cooking, whereas 10 percent of HHs were found to have both traditional and ICS or biogas stove. Among ICS/biogas and the reason for not using ICS or biogas by majority (54 percent) was that they did not feel necessity. All the respondents were found to have the good practices of making fuel wood dry before use and keeping windows and door in the kitchen open during cooking. About 46 percent of the respondents having Under-five (U5) children were found to have the practice of accompanying their children during cooking time. 40 percent of the respondent housewives were found to expose in cooking activities fore more than 5 hours daily over 30 or more years. Overall 20 percent of the respondents had the history …
  note: Thesis Report.
  note: Eng.
  subject:
    topic: Knowledge
  subject:
    topic: Indoor
  subject:
    topic: Air pollution
  subject:
    topic: Magar community
  subject:
    topic: Palpa
  classification: THS-00158
  identifier: http://nhrc.gov.np/contact/
  record info:
    record creation date: 191125
    record change date: 20220906184549.0