Household reporting of childhood respiratory health and air pollution in rural Alaska Native communities
Background: Air pollution is an important contributor to respiratory disease in children. Objective: To examine associations between household reporting of childhood respiratory conditions and household characteristics related to air pollution in Alaska Native communities. Design: In-home surveys we...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1dd117cc5c07437daa69fe8fe793d52e 2023-05-15T15:09:41+02:00 Household reporting of childhood respiratory health and air pollution in rural Alaska Native communities Desirae N. Ware Johnnye Lewis Scarlett Hopkins Bert Boyer Luke Montrose Curtis W. Noonan Erin O. Semmens Tony J. Ward 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v73.24324 https://doaj.org/article/1dd117cc5c07437daa69fe8fe793d52e EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/download/24324/pdf_1 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.3402/ijch.v73.24324 https://doaj.org/article/1dd117cc5c07437daa69fe8fe793d52e International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 73, Iss 0, Pp 1-10 (2014) air pollution Alaska asthma children respiratory tract infections surveys Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v73.24324 2022-12-31T04:31:39Z Background: Air pollution is an important contributor to respiratory disease in children. Objective: To examine associations between household reporting of childhood respiratory conditions and household characteristics related to air pollution in Alaska Native communities. Design: In-home surveys were administered in 2 rural regions of Alaska. The 12-month prevalence of respiratory conditions was summarized by region and age. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated to describe associations between respiratory health and household and air quality characteristics. Results: Household-reported respiratory health data were collected for 561 children in 328 households. In 1 region, 33.6% of children aged <5 years had a recent history of pneumonia and/or bronchitis. Children with these conditions were 2 times more likely to live in a wood-heated home, but these findings were imprecise. Resident concern with mould was associated with elevated prevalence of respiratory infections in children (ORs 1.6–2.5), while reported wheezing was associated with 1 or more smokers living in the household. Reported asthma in 1 region (7.6%) was lower than national prevalence estimates. Conclusions: Findings suggest that there may be preventable exposures, including wood smoke and mould that affect childhood respiratory disease in these rural areas. Additional research is needed to quantify particulate matter 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter or less and mould exposures in these communities, and to objectively evaluate childhood respiratory health. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 73 1 24324 |
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Background: Air pollution is an important contributor to respiratory disease in children. Objective: To examine associations between household reporting of childhood respiratory conditions and household characteristics related to air pollution in Alaska Native communities. Design: In-home surveys were administered in 2 rural regions of Alaska. The 12-month prevalence of respiratory conditions was summarized by region and age. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated to describe associations between respiratory health and household and air quality characteristics. Results: Household-reported respiratory health data were collected for 561 children in 328 households. In 1 region, 33.6% of children aged <5 years had a recent history of pneumonia and/or bronchitis. Children with these conditions were 2 times more likely to live in a wood-heated home, but these findings were imprecise. Resident concern with mould was associated with elevated prevalence of respiratory infections in children (ORs 1.6–2.5), while reported wheezing was associated with 1 or more smokers living in the household. Reported asthma in 1 region (7.6%) was lower than national prevalence estimates. Conclusions: Findings suggest that there may be preventable exposures, including wood smoke and mould that affect childhood respiratory disease in these rural areas. Additional research is needed to quantify particulate matter 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter or less and mould exposures in these communities, and to objectively evaluate childhood respiratory health. |
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Desirae N. Ware Johnnye Lewis Scarlett Hopkins Bert Boyer Luke Montrose Curtis W. Noonan Erin O. Semmens Tony J. Ward |
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Desirae N. Ware Johnnye Lewis Scarlett Hopkins Bert Boyer Luke Montrose Curtis W. Noonan Erin O. Semmens Tony J. Ward |
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Household reporting of childhood respiratory health and air pollution in rural Alaska Native communities |
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Household reporting of childhood respiratory health and air pollution in rural Alaska Native communities |
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Household reporting of childhood respiratory health and air pollution in rural Alaska Native communities |
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Household reporting of childhood respiratory health and air pollution in rural Alaska Native communities |
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Household reporting of childhood respiratory health and air pollution in rural Alaska Native communities |
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household reporting of childhood respiratory health and air pollution in rural alaska native communities |
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