Socio-demographic factors of COPD mortality in India

Abstract

ObjectiveThe epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), one of the major killers in India, has been inadequately studied. There is dearth of national data and analysis on its associates. The present article aims to find out socio-demographic factors associated with it. Materials and methodsData taken from National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4) (2015-16), Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2: India 2016-17 and India: Health of the Nation's States were analyzed with scatter plot and multivariate regression. ResultsCOPD mortality has negative relationships with use of clean fuel and economic condition and positive relationships with smoking and Second Hand Smoking (SHS). On regression, use of clean fuel reduces and SHS at home increases COPD deaths. ConclusionFor preventing deaths from COPD, focus should be on up scaling use of clean fuel and improvement in economic condition.