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Effects of Indoor Environmental Factors on Respiratory Health of Children in a Subtropical Climate

Yang, Chun-Yuh, Chiu, Jeng-Fen, Cheng, Ming-Fen, Lin, Meng-Chiao·1997·Environmental Research
DOI 10.1006/enrs.1997.3774
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This study was conducted to determine whether indoor environmental factors affected respiratory symptoms in 4164 primary school children in Kaohsiung rural areas of Taiwan. Information on respiratory health symptoms and characteristics of the housing was obtained using a written questionnaire, completed by the parents of children. Multiple logistic regression analysis examined the relationship between respiratory health symptoms (cough, wheezing, bronchitis, asthma, and allergic rhinitis) and housing factors. Home dampness was significantly associated with all respiratory health symptoms. Incense burning and mosquito repellant burning showed effects on the reporting of coughing symptoms. No apparent associations were found with the other indoor factors included in this study or respiratory health symptoms. We conclude that dampness in the home has a pronounced effects on respiratory health symptoms and is a new public health issue in subtropical areas.

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Authors
Yang, C.-Y., Chiu, J.-F., Cheng, M.-F., & Lin, M.-C.
Affiliations
Kaohsiung Medical University (TW)
Venue
Environmental Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1997-10
Volume
75
Issue
1
Pages
49-55
ISSN
0013-9351 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1006/enrs.1997.3774
OpenAlex
W2050546285
Cited by
73
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FWCI
1.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Environmental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Ministry of Earth Sciences
  • National Science Council
  • Ministry of Education, India
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
Keywords
indoor air quality, respiratory symptoms, children, home dampness, incense burning, cough, wheezing, asthma, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, housing conditions, subtropical climate, rural children
MeSH terms
Child, Female, Humans, Humidity, Insect Repellents, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Smoke, Taiwan, Tropical Climate, Prevalence, Air Pollution, Indoor

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Yang, C.-Y., Chiu, J.-F., Cheng, M.-F., & Lin, M.-C. (1997). Effects of Indoor Environmental Factors on Respiratory Health of Children in a Subtropical Climate. Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1006/enrs.1997.3774