Association of indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among children at day care centers in Petaling Jaya, Selangor

MOHAMMED NAJIB, SITI AIMAN HUSNA (2022) Association of indoor air quality and respiratory health symptoms among children at day care centers in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Indoor air quality in day care centers (DCCs) is an emerging research topics nowadays. Children spent most of their time indoor, long exposure to poor indoor air quality (IAQ) was believed to increase the risk of getting respiratory health symptoms among children. Objective: To determine association of indoor air quality and the respiratory health symptoms among children at urban day care center in Petaling Jaya. Method: A cross sectional study was carried out among 100 children age four to six years old. The research were conducted at five urban day care centers with different environmental characteristics. An indoor air quality assessment was conducted in selected DCCs that include parameters such temperature, humidity, air velocity, particulate matter less than 2.5μg/m3 and 10μg/m3 (PM2.5, PM10), carbon dioxide (CO2), airborne bacterial and airborne fungi. A set of standardized questionnaire was distributed by researcher to obtain respondents’ background information, exposure history, and respiratory health symptoms. The finding of this study indicate that indoor air pollution may have an impact on respiratory health symptoms. Result: All five DCCs investigated had at least one IAQ parameter that exceeding the recommended level of standard guidelines. There was significant different of median concentration of PM10, PM2.5, temperature and relative humidity in each DCCs. The finding also reported that PM2.5 is significantly associated with cough and runny nose. Conclusion: Exposure to PM10 and PM2.5 had increased the occurrence of respiratory health symptoms among children. A proper ventilation and regular housekeeping are beneficial in lowering the concentration of pollutants indoor. Keywords: Indoor air quality, day care center, children, respiratory health symptoms, urban

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Hafizzuddin Hamidon
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2023 03:08
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2023 03:08
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1208

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