The present prospective study was conducted at two urban slums of Delhi, Kusumpur Pahari and Kathputly Colony, in the peak winter season from November 1994 through February 1995. We studied 642 @entity1 to determine the incidence of @entity1729 ( @entity1729 ) and its relationship to indoor air pollution due to fuel used for cooking (wood or @entity15788 ). In Kusumpur Pahari, there were 317 @entity1 (142 wood and 175 @entity15788 ), including 64 controls and 78 cases of @entity1729 in the wood fuel group and 81 controls and 94 @entity1729 cases in the @entity15788 group (p > 0.05). Out of 316 @entity1 in Kathputly Colony (174 wood and 142 @entity15788 ), there were 33 and 45 @entity1729 cases in the wood and @entity15788 groups, respectively (p < 0.05). Controls were @entity1 without @entity1729 and were used as controls in different groups. The demographic data and risk factors, namely, nutritional and immunization status, were comparable in @entity1729 cases and controls in both study areas. @entity55 was the most common ailment in all the groups. @entity5924 was reported in 22.5% of the wood group and 27.1% of the @entity15788 group in Kathputly Colony versus 13.7% in the wood group and 12.1% in the @entity15788 group in Kusumpur Colony. Only one case of croup was reported from Kusumpur Pahari among wood users. The duration of illness was longer in the Kusumpur Pahari due to poor compliance, feeding, and @entity1 rearing habits. In conclusion, a higher incidence of @entity1729 was reported in @entity15788 users in Kathputly Colony, a high pollution area; however, the reasons for the differences observed need further elucidation.

Indoor air quality and XXXX in Indian urban slums.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'infants', 'child'] @entity15788 :: ('MESH:D007648', 'Chemical') :: ['kerosene'] @entity55 :: ('MESH:D011014', 'Disease') :: ['Pneumonia'] @entity5924 :: ('MESH:D001988', 'Disease') :: ['Bronchiolitis'] @entity1729 :: ('MESH:D012141', 'Disease') :: ['ALRI', 'acute lower respiratory infection']
@entity1729 :: (MESH:D012141,Disease) :: ['acute lower respiratory infection']
