An association between living in damp homes and respiratory morbidity in children

Conference · · Archives of Environmental Health; (USA)

OSTI ID:5642657

Brunekreef, B ^[1]

---

1. Univ. of Wageningen (Netherlands)

Recently, several studies have documented associations between living in damp homes and respiratory morbidity. In some studies, home dampness was the major exposure variable under study, and a reporting bias might be responsible for the observed associations. Other studies, however, have considered home dampness among several other exposure variables, which were more central to the study like Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) or nitrogen dioxide (NO{sub 2}) originating from the use of unvented gas appliances in the home. In the Netherlands, a study of the latter type was conducted in 1987. Home dampness was assessed from answers to questions about damp and moldy stains on indoor surfaces in the home. Information on respiratory symptoms also was collected by questionnaire, for a population of approximately 1,000 children aged 6-12 y. Cough, wheeze, rhinitis, and asthma were found to be significantly associated with reports of damp and/or moldy stains in the home, after adjustment for other indoor exposure variables.

• OSTI ID: 5642657
• Report Number(s): CONF-890937--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Archives of Environmental Health; (USA) Journal Volume: 45:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540110
550900* -- Pathology
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
AGE GROUPS
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMALS
BUILDINGS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHILDREN
COLLOIDS
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HOUSES
HUMIDITY
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
MAMMALS
MAN
MOISTURE
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
PRIMATES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDUES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
SMOKES
SOLS
TOBACCO SMOKES
VERTEBRATES