Coal burning-derived SO
Air Pollutants
/ adverse effects
Child
Coal
/ analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Environmental Exposure
/ adverse effects
Environmental Monitoring
Female
Humans
Male
Mongolia
/ epidemiology
Nitrogen Dioxide
/ adverse effects
Prevalence
Respiration Disorders
/ epidemiology
Sulfur Dioxide
/ adverse effects
Vehicle Emissions
/ analysis
Air pollution
Respiratory symptoms
SO2 and NO2
Schoolchildren
Journal
Environmental health and preventive medicine
ISSN: 1347-4715
Titre abrégé: Environ Health Prev Med
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 9609642
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Nov 2019
27 Nov 2019
Historique:
received:
21
05
2019
accepted:
23
09
2019
entrez:
29
11
2019
pubmed:
30
11
2019
medline:
21
12
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Children in Ulaanbaatar are exposed to air pollution, but few epidemiological studies have been conducted on the effects of environmental risk factors on children's health. Also, no studies have yet examined the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in children in suburban areas, where air quality-monitoring stations have not yet been installed. This cross-sectional study evaluated the associations between outdoor air pollution and respiratory symptoms among schoolchildren in urban and suburban districts of Ulaanbaatar. The ATS-DLD-78 C questionnaire was used to investigate the respiratory symptoms of schoolchildren aged 6-12 years (n = 1190) who lived in one of three urban districts or a suburban district of Ulaanbaatar. In each district, the outdoor concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO The outdoor concentration of SO The prevalence of persistent cough symptom was markedly high among the schoolchildren in urban/suburban districts of Ulaanbaatar. Overall, the increases in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among children might be associated with ambient air pollution in Ulaanbaatar.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Children in Ulaanbaatar are exposed to air pollution, but few epidemiological studies have been conducted on the effects of environmental risk factors on children's health. Also, no studies have yet examined the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in children in suburban areas, where air quality-monitoring stations have not yet been installed. This cross-sectional study evaluated the associations between outdoor air pollution and respiratory symptoms among schoolchildren in urban and suburban districts of Ulaanbaatar.
METHODS
METHODS
The ATS-DLD-78 C questionnaire was used to investigate the respiratory symptoms of schoolchildren aged 6-12 years (n = 1190) who lived in one of three urban districts or a suburban district of Ulaanbaatar. In each district, the outdoor concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO
RESULTS
RESULTS
The outdoor concentration of SO
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of persistent cough symptom was markedly high among the schoolchildren in urban/suburban districts of Ulaanbaatar. Overall, the increases in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among children might be associated with ambient air pollution in Ulaanbaatar.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31775603
doi: 10.1186/s12199-019-0817-5
pii: 10.1186/s12199-019-0817-5
pmc: PMC6882210
doi:
Substances chimiques
Air Pollutants
0
Coal
0
Vehicle Emissions
0
Sulfur Dioxide
0UZA3422Q4
Nitrogen Dioxide
S7G510RUBH
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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