“…Studies have shown that pneumonia can be spread in a number of ways, including either through the blood shortly after a child is born, or through the air from droplets of sneezing or coughing or through air pollution [ 1 , 9 , 10 ]. Several risk factors have also been found to contribute to the occurrence of pneumonia, such as the environmental factors [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ], being on a ventilator or hospitalization, chronic diseases (i.e., lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or asthma), a weak immune system, and other comorbidities [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Of great importance to this study is the effect environmental factors on pneumonia occurrence.…”