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Impact of indoor air pollution from cooking with solid fuels on the respiratory health of children: evidence from Pakistan

Thesis Info

Author

Khan, Mohammad Shayan Babar

Program

MS

Institute

Institute of Business Administration

Institute Type

Private

City

Karachi

Province

Sindh

Country

Pakistan

Thesis Completing Year

2017

Page

53

Subject

social services

Language

English

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CallNo: 363.7392

Added

2021-02-17 19:49:13

Modified

2024-03-24 20:25:49

ARI ID

1676720936269

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In this study, we investigate the impact of indoor air pollution associated with cooking with solid fuels on children’s respiratory health in Pakistan. This study uses cross-sectional data from Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) 2012-13. The sample in this survey is representative at the national and provincial levels, including urban-rural breakdowns, as well as for Gilgit Baltistan and ICT Islamabad. This study focuses on the child population under five years of age. The sample size consists of 1 1,040 children under five years of age. This paper applies a health production model of parental decision making to examine how household resource allocation affects children‘s health. We estimate dose response function to estimate the effect of averting activities and the choice of fuel type on children's respiratory health. Type of fuel and averting activities are checked for endogeneity as they are choice variables. In estimating the model, we control for other factors such as child characteristics, mother characteristics, household characteristics and the unobserved factors across different Primary Sampling Units (PSUs). The results show that children in households using high polluting fuels are 1.47 times more likely to have Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) than children in households using low polluting fuels. We also find that females are more exposed to the risk of ARI than males. The results suggest that availability of cleaner fuels can reduce the risk associated with ARI prevalence in Pakistan
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راکی ولسن کا’’مینار محبت‘‘

راکی ولسن کا’’مینار محبت‘‘

کائنات میں اشرف المخلوقات ہونے کا شرف صرف انسان کو حاصل ہے تمام مخلوقات میں انسان سب سے زیادہ با اختیار بھی ہے۔احساسات و جذبات بھی سب سے زیادہ انسان ہی رکھتا ہے۔اسی لیے وہ ازل سے اپنے خیالات کا اظہار کرتا آیا ہے۔کبھی آرٹ ،تصاویر،لوک داستانیں اور کبھی شعر وادب کی صورت زبان کا اظہار بہترین ذریعہ ہے۔لفظوں کو ایک خاص انداز میں اپنے خیالات کے اظہار لے لیے استعمال کرنا شاعری ہے۔راکی ولسن نے بھی اپنے خیالات کے اظہار کے لیے خوبصورت الفاظ کا استعمال کیا ہے۔اس لیے اسکی شاعری و خود جذبات کے تحت وجود میں آتی ہے۔

راکی نے رشتو ں ناتوں میں بٹے ہوئے انسان کو اس کی خوشیوں،غموں،امنگوں، آرزوؤں،اْمیدوں،نا امیدوں،رویوں اور ولولوں کو اپنا موضوع بنایا ہے۔اسکی بے ساختہ شاعری فطرت انسانی کی عکاس ہے،وہ موضوعاتی شاعری پر بھی طبع آزمائی کرتے دکھائی دیتے ہیں۔انکی شاعری میں متاثر کرنے کی زبردست صلاحیت موجود ہے۔یہ صلاحیت صدق دل اور خلوص نیت کے بغیر حاصل نہیں ہوتی۔یہ خلوص نیت ان کے مجموعہ کلام ’’مینار محبت‘‘ میں محبت بانٹتے ہوئے دکھائی دیتا ہے۔آپ کے اس مجموعہ کلام اجمالی جائزہ کچھ اس طرح سے ہے۔

اگرچہ شاعر نے شاعری کی روایت سے ہٹ کر اس کتا کو شروع کیا ہے۔مگر اس کے باوجود وہ اپنے پروردگار کو بھولے نہیں۔کہتے ہیں کہ ہر شے میں اس ذات باری تعالیٰ کا جلوہ موجود ہے اسی لیے تو کائنات کی ہر شے اس کی خوبصورتی کو دیکھنا چاہتی ہے،آج راکی صاحب جو کچھ بھی ہیں وہ سب اس ذات کی کرم نوازی کی وجہ سے ممکن ہوا ہے:

حسن فطرت کے مظہر ہے تیری شان وجیہہ

تیری دید کی طالب ہر آنکھ شیدائی ہے

سیرت طیبہ ﷺ کی روشنی میں تصور فلاح و بہبود

Islam is the religion of welfare. It emphasizes on accomplishing the rights of human beings concurrently the rights of Allah. Similarly, the government and the member of society jolted regarding this collectively. And everyone is stimulated concerning his responsibilities and adjudges the followers just like one body. Islamic community is just like a cooperative society. It is a duty of everybody to assist the deprived not only financially but also ethically. Until, to meet affably is declared charity. The leader of Islamic state is the responsible for the welfare of everybody. Rather he is bound to feed every being. That is why Haḍrat ʻUmar said that he is liable in the Day of Judgment if a dog is died due to starvation in his regime. In the research paper, the concept of welfare has been manifested in the light of Sīrat-al-Nabī. The method adopted for the research is qualitative as well as descriptive. The Holy prophet urged the believers of Islam on mutual assistance in adverse times. In disaster situations, the responsibilities of every Muslim increase and he should devote his intention tooth, nail and body to rescue.

Molecular Detection and Charaterization of Escherichia Coli Isolated from Raw Cow Milk Samples Collected from District Muzaffargarh

Milk is generally considered as highly nutritious and useful food for all age groups as well as inexpensive and widely available. However, its quality and microbial content are the features which have to be observed. The quality of milk depends on its biochemical composition and hygienic conditions during the collection of milk and its distribution. Milk itself acts as best medium for enhancing the growth and development of different types of microbes because of its composition and presence of water in large quantity. Milk sold in Muzaffargarh district was suspected to be contaminated because of repeated outbreaks of gastroenteritis. In this context, the research was designed to rule out molecular detection and quantitative analysis of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the milk samples obtained from various tehsils of Muzaffargarh district. E. coli were considered as the most prevalent bacteria of milk and could be the most probable microbe causing this disease. In this research, 100 raw milk samples were gathered in a way that 10 samples each were collected from Jutoi, Alipur, Kotadu, Murad Abad, Choak Qureshi, Ahmadpur, Rohilan Wali, Shahjamal, Khanpur and Muzaffargarh city. Then the samples of milk were cultured on different culture media for bacterial segregation. Identification of bacterial specie was done through gram?s staining and properties of bacterial culture on different selective media. Biochemical tests were also performed which include catalase and coagulase tests. Final identification was performed through PCR and resolution of PCR products by gel electrophoresis. Antibiotic sensitivity test was also performed so as to confirm the susceptibility of E. coli regarding multiple antibiotics. Out of 10 samples collected each from Jutoi, Alipur, Kotadu, Murad Abad, Choak Qureshi, Ahmadpur, Rohilan Wali, Shahjamal, Khanpur and Muzaffargarh city, results had shown the presence of E.coli in 4(40%), 6(60%), 3(30%), 2(20%), 4(40%), 5(50%), 3(30%), 4(40%), 6(60%) and 5(50%) samples respectively. E. coli isolates were amplified by PCR based on 16S rRNA gene. Results of antibiotic sensitivity test revealed that E. coli isolates had shown resistance to amoxicillin (85%) and erythromycin (72%). However, they were found to be affected by azithromycin (53%), ciprofloxacin (86%), gentamicin (86%), norfloxacin (80%) and streptomycin (66%). Resistant pattern in relation to broad spectrum antibiotic (i.e., amoxycillin) points to a situation which should be considered carefully and suggests that indiscriminate use of antibiotics for precautionary or therapeutic purposes should be avoided as it could be the cause of increasing antimicrobial resistance.