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An Assessment on the Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) of Hospital and Patient Satisfaction; A Case Study in Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh

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  • Md Raju Sheikh

    (B. Sc Student, Department of Geography and Environment, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.)

  • Shahnaj Shemul

    (Assistant professor, Department of Geography and Environment, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.)

Abstract

To understand how patients felt about thermal comfort, indoor air quality (IAQ), lighting, and sound quality in hospital wards, this study set out to survey patients. The purpose of the study was to determine the factors influencing indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and look at how satisfied patients were with their health. In Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, the study was conducted over the winter months of November and December 2022, and January 2023 to evaluate the quality of the indoor environment (IEQ). For data analysis, structural equation modeling was used. Thermal comfort, illumination, indoor air quality, and noise characteristics were identified as the four IEQ elements that affected IEQ in the study. The Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital’s average temperature has been recorded as being 24.91°C during the day and 22.01°C at night. According to the research, daytime humidity ranged from 56% to 88.9% while nighttime humidity ranged from 65.2% to 90.4%. Yet, the quality of the lighting changed significantly from day to night in various wards. In the daytime, there are 100 lux and 72 lux, respectively, of light. The Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital has a noise level of 74.8 dB during the day and 71.77 dB at night. Yet, it exceeded governmental criteria. Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10) indoor air quality changed significantly from day to night in different wards. PM2.5 is classified as unhealthy day and night, in contrast to PM10, which is tolerable during the day and unhealthy for sensitive populations at night.

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  • Md Raju Sheikh & Shahnaj Shemul, 2024. "An Assessment on the Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) of Hospital and Patient Satisfaction; A Case Study in Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 11(7), pages 725-740, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:11:y:2024:i:7:p:725-740
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