A comparison between occupants’ and inspectors’ reports on home dampness and their association with the health of children: The ALLHOME study

Naydenov, Kiril Georgiev; Melikov, Arsen Krikor; Markov, Detelin; Stankov, Peter; Bornehag, Carl‐Gustaf; Sundell, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.10.020

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“…''damp stains'' were less divergent, meaning that such data is rather subjective even for trained inspectors (Ha¨gerhed-Engman 2006). Another finding was that parental reported dampness was more strongly associated with asthmatic and allergic symptoms compared to such data collected by inspectors and the inspectors' judgements as ''gold standard'' may be discussed (Bornehag et al 2005b;Ha¨gerhed-Engman 2006;Sun et al 2007;Naydenov et al 2008).…”

Section: Perception Of Dry Airmentioning

confidence: 95%

Building characteristics associated with moisture related problems in 8,918 Swedish dwellings

Hägerhed-Engman¹,

Bornehag

Sundell

2009

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

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Moisture problems in buildings have in a number of studies been shown to increase the risk for respiratory symptoms. The study Dampness in Buildings and Health (DBH) was initiated with the aim to identify health relevant exposures related to dampness in buildings. A questionnaire study about home environment with a focus on dampness problems and health was conducted in one county of Sweden (8,918 homes, response rate 79%). Building characteristics that were associated with one or more of the dampness indicators were for single-family houses, older houses, flat-roofed houses built in the 1960s and 1970s, houses with a concrete slab on the ground that were built before 1983. Moreover, tenancy and earlier renovation due to mould or moisture problems was strongly associated with dampness. A perception of dry air was associated with window-pane condensation, e.g. humid indoor air.

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Section: Perception Of Dry Airmentioning

confidence: 95%

Building characteristics associated with moisture related problems in 8,918 Swedish dwellings

Hägerhed-Engman¹,

Bornehag

Sundell

2009

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

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“…4 This type of bias was also suggested by a case-control study, in which self-reported house dampness was associated with symptoms, but no associations were found with inspector-observed dampness. 26 The main strengths of our study are its prospective study design with high participation rate and the use of a trained engineer to observe and characterize in detail each observation of moisture damage or mold throughout the house. Relaying the results of the moisture damage investigation to the parents may have affected their reporting of respiratory symptoms, but this action probably had less effect on parent-reported physician-diagnosed asthma and no effect on atopic sensitization.…”

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Moisture Damage and Asthma: A Birth Cohort Study

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BACKGROUND: Excess moisture and visible mold are associated with increased risk of asthma. Only a few studies have performed detailed home visits to characterize the extent and location of moisture damage and mold growth.METHODS: Structured home inspections were performed in a birth cohort study when the children were 5 months old (on average). Children (N = 398) were followed up to the age of 6 years. Specific immunoglobulin E concentrations were determined at 6 years.RESULTS: Moisture damage and mold at an early age in the child's main living areas (but not in bathrooms or other interior spaces) were associated with the risk of developing physiciandiagnosed asthma ever, persistent asthma, and respiratory symptoms during the first 6 years. Associations with asthma ever were strongest for moisture damage with visible mold in the child's bedroom (adjusted odds ratio: 4.82 [95% confidence interval: 1.29-18.02]) and in the living room (adjusted odds ratio: 7.51 [95% confidence interval: 1.49-37.83]). Associations with asthma ever were stronger in the earlier part of the follow-up and among atopic children. No consistent associations were found between moisture damage with or without visible mold and atopic sensitization.CONCLUSIONS: Moisture damage and mold in early infancy in the child's main living areas were associated with asthma development. Atopic children may be more susceptible to the effects of moisture damage and mold.

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“…A modified Chinese version of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC-C) 26 questionnaire was used to collect information on residential life style, home environment and the health status of children and family members. The questionnaire is basically the same as that was used in parallel studies in Sweden, Bulgaria and many other countries [27][28][29] with small changes considering the housing and cultural characteristics in China.…”

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Effects of ambient air pollution on the prevalence of pneumonia in children: Implication for National Ambient Air Quality Standards in China

Deng

et al. 2013

Indoor and Built Environment

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Pneumonia is the most important cause of child death in the world today. Recent findings suggest that exposure to outdoor air pollutants may increase the pneumonia occurrence, but so far the associations have not been clearly illustrated. Therefore, the effects of outdoor air pollutants and the episode day on childhood pneumonia were investigated by this study. A standardized questionnaire on health, home and environmental factors of 4988 children was conducted in the city of Changsha, China. Average exposure to ambient air pollutants during 2008-2011 was monitored by the air pollution monitoring stations of Changsha Environmental Protection Agency. A two-stage hierarchical regression approach was adopted to estimate the effects of PM 10 , SO 2 and NO 2 on pneumonia risk. The prevalence of pneumonia in children aged 3-6 years was 38.2%, which is greatly higher than the developed countries but lower than some developing countries. Furthermore, the increased risk of childhood pneumonia was significantly associated with elevated NO 2 concentration (odds ratio (OR) ¼ 1.157, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.121-1.195) and the episode day (OR ¼ 1.038, 95% CI: 1.024-1.051), but not significantly associated with PM 10 and SO 2 . Exposure to traffic-related air pollution could play an important role in the development of pneumonia in preschool children. The revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards (2012) for NO 2 has provided a better control strategy for ambient air quality to reduce the risk of adverse health effects such as pneumonia for children.

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A comparison between occupants’ and inspectors’ reports on home dampness and their association with the health of children: The ALLHOME study

Cited by 64 publications

References 16 publications

Building characteristics associated with moisture related problems in 8,918 Swedish dwellings

Building characteristics associated with moisture related problems in 8,918 Swedish dwellings

Moisture Damage and Asthma: A Birth Cohort Study

Effects of ambient air pollution on the prevalence of pneumonia in children: Implication for National Ambient Air Quality Standards in China

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