Childhood Asthma and Allergic Symptoms Associated with Residential Dampness and Undesirable Odors

Subei Bu; Yanling Wang; Fang Wang; Haiyan Wang; Yufei Tan

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-9520-8_149

Childhood Asthma and Allergic Symptoms Associated with Residential Dampness and Undesirable Odors

Subei Bu
, Yanling Wang
, Fang Wang^*
, Haiyan Wang
, Yufei Tan

^*Corresponding author for this work

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Harbin institute of technology

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Abstract

A cross-sectional study data about building dampness indicators and perceptions of undesirable odors and child’s asthma and allergy symptoms were collected by means of a questionnaire in the urban area of Harbin, China. A total of 2600 families with children 2–8 years old returned completed and effective surveys. The most frequently self-reported symptom was sneezing without cold or flu (41.8%); condensation on windowpanes (43.9%) was indication of high relative humidity indoor air combined with cold surfaces; residents were more unsatisfied with the smell in the air during the last three months than the newborn period. Perceived dampness was the important risk factor for children’s health outcomes during lifetime-ever and during the last 12 months. Most of the dampness indicators and perceptions of odors were significantly associated with child’s asthma and allergy symptoms. Indoor dampness indicators were risk factor for the rhinitis and sneezing without cold; similar results were found in the undesirable odors analyses, and they were risk factors for the rhinitis, wheezing, allergy, and eczema. In spring and summer, the occasional ventilation had certain inhibitory effect on the asthma, but in spring, frequent ventilation was a risk factor for asthma. Ventilation is an effective method for removing or diluting indoor potentially harmful pollutants.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019 - Volume 1
Subtitle of host publication	Indoor and Outdoor Environment
Editors	Zhaojun Wang, Fang Wang, Peng Wang, Chao Shen, Jing Liu, Yingxin Zhu
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1451-1457
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9789811395192
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9520-8_149
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019 - Harbin, China Duration: 12 Jul 2019 → 15 Jul 2019

Publication series

Name	Environmental Science and Engineering
ISSN (Print)	1863-5520
ISSN (Electronic)	1863-5539

Conference

Conference	11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019
Country/Territory	China
City	Harbin
Period	12/07/19 → 15/07/19

Keywords

Allergic symptoms
Asthma
Indoor dampness
Odor
Ventilation

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Bu, S., Wang, Y., Wang, F., Wang, H., & Tan, Y. (2020). Childhood Asthma and Allergic Symptoms Associated with Residential Dampness and Undesirable Odors. In Z. Wang, F. Wang, P. Wang, C. Shen, J. Liu, & Y. Zhu (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019 - Volume 1: Indoor and Outdoor Environment (pp. 1451-1457). (Environmental Science and Engineering). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9520-8_149

Bu, Subei ; Wang, Yanling ; Wang, Fang et al. / Childhood Asthma and Allergic Symptoms Associated with Residential Dampness and Undesirable Odors. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019 - Volume 1: Indoor and Outdoor Environment. editor / Zhaojun Wang ; Fang Wang ; Peng Wang ; Chao Shen ; Jing Liu ; Yingxin Zhu. Springer, 2020. pp. 1451-1457 (Environmental Science and Engineering).

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Bu, S, Wang, Y , Wang, F, Wang, H & Tan, Y 2020, Childhood Asthma and Allergic Symptoms Associated with Residential Dampness and Undesirable Odors. in Z Wang, F Wang, P Wang, C Shen, J Liu & Y Zhu (eds), Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019 - Volume 1: Indoor and Outdoor Environment. Environmental Science and Engineering, Springer, pp. 1451-1457, 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019, Harbin, China, 12/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9520-8_149

Childhood Asthma and Allergic Symptoms Associated with Residential Dampness and Undesirable Odors. / Bu, Subei; Wang, Yanling ; Wang, Fang et al.
Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019 - Volume 1: Indoor and Outdoor Environment. ed. / Zhaojun Wang; Fang Wang; Peng Wang; Chao Shen; Jing Liu; Yingxin Zhu. Springer, 2020. p. 1451-1457 (Environmental Science and Engineering).

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Bu S, Wang Y , Wang F, Wang H, Tan Y. Childhood Asthma and Allergic Symptoms Associated with Residential Dampness and Undesirable Odors. In Wang Z, Wang F, Wang P, Shen C, Liu J, Zhu Y, editors, Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019 - Volume 1: Indoor and Outdoor Environment. Springer. 2020. p. 1451-1457. (Environmental Science and Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-9520-8_149

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