Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Peer-reviewed Medical Quarterly
e-ISSN 2588-2570
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Outline
The cardiovascular and respiratory deaths attributed to sulfur dioxide in Kermanshah
Authors
Farhad Soltani1, Gholamreza Goudarzi2, Sahar Geravandi3, Shokrolah Salmanzadeh4, Ali Ghomeishi1, Zahra Aslani5, Elahe Zalaghi6, Mohammadjavad Mohammadi7,*
1Dept. of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pain Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
3Dept. of Nursing, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
5Dept. of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
6Dept. of Environmental Health, Applied sciences Training Center, Ahvaz Municipality, Ahvaz, Iran
7Student Research Committee, Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Mohammadjavad Mohammadi, Student Research Committee, Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Tel: +98 9355439707 Email: [email protected]
Published online:Jan 29, 2016
Article type:Research Article
Received:Sep 28, 2015
Accepted:Nov 03, 2015
How to Cite:Soltani F, Goudarzi G, Geravandi S, Salmanzadeh S, Ghomeishi A, et al. The cardiovascular and respiratory deaths attributed to sulfur dioxide in Kermanshah. J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci. 2016;19(6):e69795. doi: https://doi.org/10.22110/jkums.v19i6.2770
Abstract
Background: Statistical-epidemiological models are mostly used to determine the health effects. These models combine the air quality data at intervals of concentrations with epidemiological parameters such as relative risk, baseline incidence and attributable proportion and display the results as morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiovascular and respiratory deaths attributed to sulfur dioxide in Kermanshah, Iran.
Method: This analytical study was conducted in Kermanshah in 2011. First, SO2 data were obtained from Kermanshah department of environment and meteorology organization. Then, after processing by EXCEL software, the data were converted into input file to the Air Q model, and health effects were evaluated. Results: The results of this study showed that the annual mean of SO2 concentration in Kermanshah was 103 µg/m3. According to the research findings, the total cumulative number of cardiovascular and respiratory deaths attributed to exposure to SO2 was 295 and a total of 48 persons died due to respiratory diseases.
Conclusion: The high rate of deaths due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases can be attributed to high concentration of SO2 or perhaps continued high-concentration days in Kermanshah city.
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