Abstract
To identify the association between residential environmental risk factors and the prevalence of childhood asthma, the authors surveyed the prevalence of asthma, the residential environmental risk factors of 1819 elementary school students, and air pollution in metropolitan (Seongbuk), and semirural (Andong) areas. Although there was no significant difference in the prevalence of self-reported asthma (SA) between the 2 geographic areas (12.8% vs 13.6%), the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma (PDA) in Andong (15.0%) was significantly higher than that in Seongbuk (6.8%). After adjusting for confounding factors, logistic regression suggested that there were significant differences in size of the house (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.82), medical insurance (aOR = 2.59), and number of residents in the household (aOR = 1.54) between the SA and non-SA groups. There was a significant difference in the area of residence (aOR = 2.12) between the PDA and non-PDA groups. In conclusion, residential environmental risk factors and the area of residence affect the prevalence of childhood asthma.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 58-67 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Jan |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by Research Fund of Environmental Health Center Project (2007), Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea.
Keywords
- air pollution
- asthma
- child
- prevalence
- risk factors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health