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Preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in Selangor

Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) has been linked to increased respiratory symptoms among children. The aim of this study was to assess current IAQ status of preschools (urban, suburban and rural areas) in Selangor and its association with preschooler's respiratory health. There was a significant d...

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Main Authors: Chua, Poh Choo, Jalaludin, Juliana, Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati, Adam, Nor Mariah
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43311/1/1-s2.0-S1878029615006489-main.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:43311 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43311/ Preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in Selangor Chua, Poh Choo Jalaludin, Juliana Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati Adam, Nor Mariah Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) has been linked to increased respiratory symptoms among children. The aim of this study was to assess current IAQ status of preschools (urban, suburban and rural areas) in Selangor and its association with preschooler's respiratory health. There was a significant difference between the indoor concentration of carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM10 & PM2.5) and Volatile Organic compounds (VOCs) (p = 0.001; p = 0.005; p = 0.005; p = 0.006) among the preschools. Urban area preschools (UAP) recorded highest concentration of CO, PM10 and PM2.5. The prevalence of cough (χ2 = 25.462, p = 0.001) and wheezing (χ2 = 27.299, p = 0.001) were significantly higher among preschoolers from UAP. Statistical results showed that there was a significant association between cough and indoor CO, PM10 and PM2.5. The findings concluded that exposures to poor IAQ might increase the risk of getting respiratory symptoms among preschoolers Elsevier 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43311/1/1-s2.0-S1878029615006489-main.pdf Chua, Poh Choo and Jalaludin, Juliana and Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati and Adam, Nor Mariah (2015) Preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in Selangor. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 30. pp. 303-308. ISSN 1878-0296 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878029615006489 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.10.054
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description Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) has been linked to increased respiratory symptoms among children. The aim of this study was to assess current IAQ status of preschools (urban, suburban and rural areas) in Selangor and its association with preschooler's respiratory health. There was a significant difference between the indoor concentration of carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM10 & PM2.5) and Volatile Organic compounds (VOCs) (p = 0.001; p = 0.005; p = 0.005; p = 0.006) among the preschools. Urban area preschools (UAP) recorded highest concentration of CO, PM10 and PM2.5. The prevalence of cough (χ2 = 25.462, p = 0.001) and wheezing (χ2 = 27.299, p = 0.001) were significantly higher among preschoolers from UAP. Statistical results showed that there was a significant association between cough and indoor CO, PM10 and PM2.5. The findings concluded that exposures to poor IAQ might increase the risk of getting respiratory symptoms among preschoolers
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author Chua, Poh Choo
Jalaludin, Juliana
Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati
Adam, Nor Mariah
spellingShingle Chua, Poh Choo
Jalaludin, Juliana
Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati
Adam, Nor Mariah
Preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in Selangor
author_facet Chua, Poh Choo
Jalaludin, Juliana
Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati
Adam, Nor Mariah
author_sort Chua, Poh Choo
title Preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in Selangor
title_short Preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in Selangor
title_full Preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in Selangor
title_fullStr Preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in Selangor
title_full_unstemmed Preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in Selangor
title_sort preschools’ indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among preschoolers in selangor
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43311/1/1-s2.0-S1878029615006489-main.pdf
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