The Effects of Fine Dust on Children's Health: The Moderating Effects of Poverty and Green Area Ratio
| Autor: | Ick-Joong Chung, Si Ah Kim, Da Young Han, Ji Hye Park |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine Geography Poverty otorhinolaryngologic diseases Area ratio 030212 general & internal medicine 010501 environmental sciences Socioeconomics complex mixtures 01 natural sciences respiratory tract diseases 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation. 20:163-171 |
| ISSN: | 2287-6723 1738-2424 |
| DOI: | 10.9798/kosham.2020.20.1.163 |
| Popis: | We live under substantial influence of our surrounding environment, and children are more vulnerable to climate hazards such as fine dust (PM10). However, there is a dearth of research confirming the multifaceted effects of fine dust on children's physical and mental health. This study clarifies the relationship between PM10 and children’s health, examining the moderating effects of poverty and green area ratio. The results were as follows. First, fine dust (PM10) has a negative impact on the physical and mental health of children. Second, the effect of PM10 on children’s mental health is moderated by the green area ratio of the children’s residences. Based on the results of this study, a disaster welfare policy is proposed to protect climate change-vulnerable populations from fine dust. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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