Effect of indoor and outdoor environmental factors on allergic and infectious diseases in children
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2022.21008
- VernacularTitle:室内外环境因素对儿童过敏性和感染性疾病的影响
- Author:
Minyan CHEN
1
;
Qi LU
1
;
Qian YAO
1
;
Cheng LYU
1
;
Jinxia YU
1
;
Yu GAO
1
;
Ying TIAN
1
;
Xiaoning LEI
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
indoor environment;
outdoor environment;
children;
allergic disease;
infectious disease
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2022;34(3):242-246
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of allergic and infectious diseases in children， and to assess the influence of indoor and outdoor environmental factors on these two common diseases in children. Methods A questionnaire was used to investigate the prevalence of allergic and infectious diseases in 140 children of 7 years old in Laizhou Bay， Shandong Province. Logistic regression was used to analyze the associations between indoor and outdoor environmental factors and children’s allergic and infectious diseases， respectively. Results The prevalence of previous eczema and other allergic diseases for the past year in children was 37.9% and 15.0%， respectively， and the prevalence of infectious diseases for the past year was 35.7%. As for allergic diseases， eye irritation due to outdoor air （ OR =2.977； 95% CI ： 1.407‒6.296） and nose irritation due to outdoor air （ OR =5.147； 95% CI ： 1.272‒20.827） were the risk factors for previous eczema in children. Indoor musty taste increased the risks of urticaria （ OR =4.306； 95% CI ： 1.062‒17.454） and previous eczema （ OR =3.853； 95% CI ： 1.080‒13.743）. The use of cockroach killers indoors increased the risk of rhinitis （ OR =6.102； 95% CI ：1.297‒28.697）. As for infectious diseases， having outdoor pollution sources increased the risk of gastrointestinal infection （ OR =4.937； 95% CI ： 1.050‒23.216）， and the use of mosquito coils and clothing mothproofing agents increased the risks of respiratory （ OR =6.333； 95% CI ： 1.397‒28.714） and gastrointestinal infections （ OR =3.218； 95% CI ： 1.074‒9.644）， respectively. However， we did not find associations between indoor passive smoking and allergic or infectious diseases. Conclusion Except outdoor passive smoking， all the other indoor and outdoor environmental factors increase the risks of children’s allergies and infectious diseases.
