Impact of home remediation and household education on indoor air quality, respiratory visits and symptoms in Alaska Native children
| Autor: | Jennifer Dobson, Chris Fish, Troy Ritter, Thomas W. Hennessy, Thomas Kovesi, Jennifer Skarada, Leif Albertson, Lisa R. Bulkow, Rosalyn J. Singleton, Aaron J. Salkoski |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health (social science) lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Epidemiology lcsh:RC955-962 air pollution Respiratory Tract Diseases Logistic regression Alaska Native law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Indoor air quality children law 030225 pediatrics Environmental health volatile organic compounds medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Respiratory system Child indoor Health Education Respiratory health Nose lung diseases Air Pollutants Family Characteristics Respiratory tract infections business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Age Factors Infant General Medicine Alaskan Natives medicine.anatomical_structure Air Pollution Indoor Child Preschool Ventilation (architecture) Housing Health education Female business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 77, Iss 1 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2242-3982 1239-9736 |
| Popis: | Alaska Native children experience high rates of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) and lung conditions, which are associated with substandard indoor air quality (IAQ). We conducted an intervention of home remediation and education to assess the impact on IAQ, respiratory symptoms and LRTI visits. We enrolled households of children 1–12 years of age with lung conditions. Home remediation included improving ventilation and replacing leaky woodstoves. We provided education about IAQ and respiratory health. We monitored indoor airborne particles (PM2.5), CO2, relative humidity and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and interviewed caregivers about children’s symptoms before, and for 1 year after intervention. We evaluated the association between children’s respiratory visits, symptoms and IAQ indicators using multiple logistic regression. A total of 60 of 63 homes completed the study. VOCs decreased (coefficient = −0.20; p |
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