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Children's health and indoor air quality in primary schools and homes in Portugal-Study design

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dc.contributor.authorMadureira, Joana
dc.contributor.authorPaciência, Inês
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Henrique
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Cristiana
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, João Paulo
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Eduardo de Oliveira
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-19T14:01:41Z
dc.date.available2016-10-19T14:01:41Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-13
dc.description.abstractThe main aim of the research project "On the Contribution of Schools to Children's Overall Indoor Air Exposure" is to study associations between adverse health effects, namely, allergy, asthma, and respiratory symptoms, and indoor air pollutants to which children are exposed to in primary schools and homes. Specifically, this investigation reports on the design of the study and methods used for data collection within the research project and discusses factors that need to be considered when designing such a study. Further, preliminary findings concerning descriptors of selected characteristics in schools and homes, the study population, and clinical examination are presented. The research project was designed in two phases. In the first phase, 20 public primary schools were selected and a detailed inspection and indoor air quality (IAQ) measurements including volatile organic compounds (VOC), aldehydes, particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), bacteria, fungi, temperature, and relative humidity were conducted. A questionnaire survey of 1600 children of ages 8-9 years was undertaken and a lung function test, exhaled nitric oxide (eNO), and tear film stability testing were performed. The questionnaire focused on children's health and on the environment in their school and homes. One thousand and ninety-nine questionnaires were returned. In the second phase, a subsample of 68 children was enrolled for further studies, including a walk-through inspection and checklist and an extensive set of IAQ measurements in their homes. The acquired data are relevant to assess children's environmental exposures and health status.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia through the ARIA project (PTDC/DTP-SAP/1522/2012).pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationJ Toxicol Environ Health A. 2015;78(13-14):915-30. doi: 10.1080/15287394.2015.1048926.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15287394.2015.1048926pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1528-7394
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4056
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15287394.2015.1048926pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAir Pollution, Indoorpt_PT
dc.subjectAsthmapt_PT
dc.subjectCase-Control Studiespt_PT
dc.subjectChildpt_PT
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studiespt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental Monitoringpt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHousingpt_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectHypersensitivitypt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectNitric Oxidept_PT
dc.subjectParticulate Matterpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectRespiratory Function Testspt_PT
dc.subjectSchoolspt_PT
dc.subjectSeasonspt_PT
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnairespt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental Exposurept_PT
dc.subjectAr e Saúde Ocupacionalpt_PT
dc.titleChildren's health and indoor air quality in primary schools and homes in Portugal-Study designpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/PTDC%2FDTP-SAP%2F1522%2F2012/PT
oaire.citation.endPage930pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage915pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A: Current Issuespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume78 (13-14)pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream5876-PPCDTI
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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