TY - GEN
T1 - An epidemiological investigation on housing characteristics and asthma and allergy among children in Seoul, Korea
AU - Choi, Jieun
AU - Choi, Yoorim
AU - Chun, Chungyoon
AU - Sun, Yuexia
AU - Sundell, Jan
AU - Bornehag, Carl Gustaf
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The aim of this study is to investigate the status of child's health including allergy and asthma and home environment in Korea and to explore the association between them. This study is based on self-administered questionnaires and 2740 out of 5107 surveys had been collected and a response rate was 53.7%. Frequent symptoms were rhinitis last 12 month, doctor-diagnosed rhinitis and eczema. Children living in single-family or row houses have shown significantly more eczema and old housing residents has shown more wheezing and coughing than newly built housing residents. Dampness showed different distribution by housing characteristics. Condensation, mold and damp stain were found more often in single family houses and houses built earlier. Children living in homes with dampness showed statistically significant association with allergic symptoms. From these statements it could be expected that dampness is found by different housing character and the found dampness is related to allergy symptoms.
AB - The aim of this study is to investigate the status of child's health including allergy and asthma and home environment in Korea and to explore the association between them. This study is based on self-administered questionnaires and 2740 out of 5107 surveys had been collected and a response rate was 53.7%. Frequent symptoms were rhinitis last 12 month, doctor-diagnosed rhinitis and eczema. Children living in single-family or row houses have shown significantly more eczema and old housing residents has shown more wheezing and coughing than newly built housing residents. Dampness showed different distribution by housing characteristics. Condensation, mold and damp stain were found more often in single family houses and houses built earlier. Children living in homes with dampness showed statistically significant association with allergic symptoms. From these statements it could be expected that dampness is found by different housing character and the found dampness is related to allergy symptoms.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84880530648
SN - 9781627482721
T3 - 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
SP - 1825
EP - 1831
BT - 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
T2 - 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
Y2 - 5 June 2011 through 10 June 2011
ER -