Review on methods in the disease burden assessment attributable to household air pollution
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2018.12.026
- VernacularTitle: 室内空气污染疾病负担研究方法介绍
- Author:
Xuehuan GAO
1
;
Renjie CHEN
;
Haidong KAN
;
Wei LIU
;
Furong DENG
;
Jingguang LI
;
Yinping ZHANG
;
Yihan LU
;
Zhuohui ZHAO
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Fudan University/Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Shanghai 200032, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Air pollution, indoor;
Air pollution;
Disease burden;
Disability-adjusted life years
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2018;52(12):1315-1320
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In the past decades, people's work and life styles have dramatically changed during the rapid economic development and urbanization in China. A national survey reported that Chinese adults spend an average of 81% of daily time in indoor environment. Exposure to indoor air pollution plays key roles for human health but is likely to be neglected due on the relatively lower concentration levels and lower awareness among common people. Till now, published studies focus more on the pollution levels or the toxicological effects of indoor air pollutants but there is a lack of disease burden assessment attributable to indoor air pollution. In this review, several international studies were introduced on the disease burden estimation attributable to indoor air pollution, as well as the estimation methods. The current situation of national study was also reviewed. The strengths and limitations of the representative international studies were discussed. This review is helpful in providing data to guide the research on disease burden assessment attributable to indoor air pollution in China, and further helps to prioritize the indoor air pollution control based on disease burden ranking among pollutants and motivate public policies to protect the public health.
