Effects of Air Quality on the Respiratory System of Pupils
- VernacularTitle:大气环境质量对学龄儿童呼吸健康的影响
- Author:
Hengsheng HU
;
Li HUANG
;
Xinying ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Air pollution;
Respiratory system of pupils;
Health damage
- From:
Journal of Environment and Health
1989;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the effects of air quality on the the respiratory system of pupils. Methods Based on the routine monitoring data of Nanning City from Nanning environmental monitor station , all pupils from three elementary schools which located in heavy polluted area, middle polluted area and light polluted area respectively were investigated. The atmosphere quality was assessed with Shanghai Atmosphere Environmental Index. The illness data were collected by epidemiological investigation, questionnaire and physical examination. Chi-square test and Logistic regression were employed in the statistic analysis. Results The morbidity of bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, rhinitis, etc. in pupils lived in heavy polluted area was higher than that in light polluted area (P
