Awareness and Prevalence of risk factor of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) among college population - A Survey study

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterised by obstruction in the airflow which interferes with the normal breathing pattern. The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced COPD will be the third common cause for death by 2020. The objective of study is to assess the level of prevalence and awareness of risk factors of COPD and its symptoms among college students. An online survey among 270 college going student age between 18 to 28 year was done across the country. Questionnaire assessed the smoking rate, risk factors, symptoms, and awareness among college student related to COPD. Total of 270 individuals participated in the study. Out of total 52% are male and 47.9% female. Out of total 64.1% participant smoke and 35.9% don’t smoke. 36.3% participant said that another person frequently smokes around. - The study shows that there are no relevant symptoms shown in college student, but the population is mainly affected by air pollution and passive smoking. There is not much awareness regarding COPD.慢性阻塞性肺疾病（Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD）是一种以气流受限为特征的肺部疾病，会干扰正常的呼吸模式。世界卫生组织（World Health Organisation, WHO）曾预测，到2020年COPD将成为全球第三大死亡原因。本研究旨在评估在校大学生群体中COPD的患病率水平、危险因素及其相关症状的认知情况。研究通过在线问卷的方式，面向全国范围内270名年龄介于18至28岁的在校大学生开展调研。问卷内容围绕与COPD相关的吸烟率、危险因素、临床症状及认知水平进行评估，共纳入270名受试者。其中男性占比52%，女性占比47.9%；64.1%的受试者存在吸烟行为，35.9%无吸烟史；另有36.3%的受试者表示经常处于他人吸烟的环境中。研究结果显示，在校大学生群体未显现出与COPD相关的特异性症状，但该群体主要受到空气污染与被动吸烟的影响，且对COPD的认知程度普遍偏低。