Institut national de santé publique du Québec, 945 Ave. Wolfe, Québec City, Québec, G1V 5B3, Canada.
Institut national de santé publique du Québec, 945 Ave. Wolfe, Québec City, Québec, G1V 5B3, Canada; Centre intégré de santé et des services sociaux de la Côte-Nord, 835 Boulevard Jolliet, Baie-Comeau, Québec, G5C 1P5, Canada.
Public Health. 2018 Oct;163:76-79. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.06.015. Epub 2018 Aug 10.
The 'Mon habitat: plus qu'un simple toit' (MHPQST) survey was designed to identify public health risks and priorities for local decision makers in relation to housing. The aims of the present study were to describe the exposure of households to indoor air contaminants and to verify the relationship between these contaminants and respiratory symptoms/diseases.
This is a cross-sectional study.
MHPQST was conducted in Baie-Saint-Paul, a French Canadian municipality (7000 inhabitants) using a protocol adapted from the 'Large Analysis and Review of European Housing and Health Status' study performed in Europe in 2002-2003. Households were selected from two sectors (less favorable and more favorable). Data collection was achieved using three tools (two questionnaires and one inspection grid). Indoor air variables were analyzed in relation to respiratory symptoms/diseases using logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, income, smoking status, and proximity.
A total of 161 dwellings (294 inhabitants) participated in the survey. Presence of mold on walls, ceilings, or floors was detected by the investigators in 21% of the dwellings. Nearly half of the households were in contact with a pet at home and 12% with environmental tobacco smoke. Exposure to these three determinants was significantly associated with certain respiratory symptoms/diseases.
Molds, pets at home, and environmental tobacco smoke are environmental determinants that were associated with respiratory health in the present survey. These results enabled sensitizing local stakeholders regarding the importance of indoor air quality for the respiratory health of their population.
“Mon habitat: plus qu'un simple toit”（MHPQST）调查旨在确定与住房相关的公共卫生风险和地方决策者的优先事项。本研究的目的是描述家庭接触室内空气污染物的情况，并验证这些污染物与呼吸症状/疾病之间的关系。
这是一项横断面研究。
MHPQST 在法国加拿大自治市 Baie-Saint-Paul 进行，使用的方案改编自 2002-2003 年在欧洲进行的“欧洲住房和健康状况大分析与综述”研究。从两个区（较差和较好）选择家庭。使用三种工具（两份问卷和一个检查网格）收集数据。室内空气变量与呼吸症状/疾病相关，使用逻辑回归模型进行分析，并调整了年龄、性别、收入、吸烟状况和接近程度等因素。
共有 161 套住房（294 名居民）参与了调查。调查人员在 21%的住房中发现墙壁、天花板或地板上有霉菌。近一半的家庭在家中接触宠物，12%的家庭接触环境烟草烟雾。接触这三个决定因素与某些呼吸症状/疾病显著相关。
霉菌、家中的宠物和环境烟草烟雾是与本调查中呼吸健康相关的环境决定因素。这些结果使当地利益相关者意识到室内空气质量对其人口呼吸健康的重要性。
