Assessing impact of household intervention on indoor air quality and health of children with asthma in the US-Mexico border : a pilot study

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Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro and Baek, Juha and Roh, Taehyun and Xu, Xiaohui and Carrillo, Genny (2020) Assessing impact of household intervention on indoor air quality and health of children with asthma in the US-Mexico border : a pilot study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2020. 6042146. ISSN 1687-9813 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6042146)

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Abstract

Few studies have investigated household interventions to enhance indoor air quality (IAQ) and health outcomes in relatively low-income communities. This study aims to examine the impact of the combined intervention with asthma education and air purifier on IAQ and health outcomes in the US-Mexico border area. An intervention study conducted in McAllen, Texas, between June and November 2019 included 16 households having children with asthma. The particulate matter (PM2.5) levels were monitored in the bedroom, kitchen, and living room to measure the IAQ for 7 days before and after the intervention, respectively. Multiple surveys were applied to evaluate changes in children's health outcomes. The mean PM2.5 levels in each place were significantly improved. Overall, they significantly decreased by 1.91 μg/m3 on average (). All surveys showed better health outcomes; particularly, quality of life for children was significantly improved (). This pilot study suggests that the combined household intervention might improve IAQ in households and health outcomes for children with asthma and reduce health disparities in low-income communities. Future large-scale studies are needed to verify the effectiveness of this household intervention to improve IAQ and asthma management.

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Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6405-4233, Baek, Juha, Roh, Taehyun, Xu, Xiaohui and Carrillo, Genny;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:82644
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    3 August 2020
    Published
    10 July 2020
    Accepted
    Subjects:Fine Arts > Architecture
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:10 Oct 2022 15:01
    Last modified:20 Dec 2024 10:12
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/82644
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