Our Activities
Group Meeting
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A. Meeting with field staff from both Matlab and Araihazar sites to develop questionnaire tools at icddr,b Dhaka office. B. Meeting with team members at URB office at Araihazar before field visit.
Quarterly Meeting
Snapshot of a quarterly meeting held between the members of host organization (icddr,b) and other partner organizations including NIH project collaborator where the investigators give study updates and discuss about various challenges.
Tab-based Data Collection
Field staff is collecting baseline information (including socioeconomic status, cooking pattern, kitchen type) of participant using Apps-based questionnaire tool after enrollment.
Domestic Cooking
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A. Excessive smoke emitting from burning of biomass fuel requiring constant feeding of the fire, and causing difficulty in breathing and irritation of eyes. B. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a clean fuel used for smart cooking does not generate smoke.
Assessment of Air Pollution Levels
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A. UPAS, personal air quality monitor, worn by participant for 24 hours. B. Ambient air quality monitoring device PurpleAir Flex, placed in kitchen for 48 hours.
Clinic Visit
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Fieldworker (A) examines participant’s blood pressure (pre-clinical sign of cardiopulmonary disease); (B) collects blood samples for later assessment of inflammation and immune function in relation to household air pollution exposure.
Courtyard Group Discussions
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A) Participants engaged in group discussions in the courtyards regarding the health risks associated with burning of biomass fuel. (B) Participants receive instructions to operate android phones for receiving mobile health (mHealth) messages (through voice or video) sent to their phones.