Aulia Salmaddiina
University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Title: Increase in number of motor vehicles and COPD prevalence in Java Island Indonesia: An ecological study
Biography
Biography: Aulia Salmaddiina
Abstract
Pollution exposure due to an increase in motorized vehicles is suspected to cause the prevalence of COPD cases in six provinces on Java Island. This study aimed to assess the association between the increase in the number of motor vehicles and the prevalence of COPD in six provinces of Java Island in 2013. The method used in this study is ecological studies, data on COPD prevalence were obtained from Indonesia's annual health survey (RISKESDAS) and data on the number of motor vehicles was obtained from the 2013 National Transportation Statistics. The results showed a strong relationship (r=0.649) between an increase in the number of motor vehicles and the prevalence of COPD cases in six provinces on the Island of Java. The conclusion of this research that the government of Indonesia should build a strong regulation about the limitation of every individual to have more than one motor vehicles, so that in the coming year there will be no more increase in the number of motorized vehicles.