Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Women's and Family Health, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Environ Health Prev Med. 2020 Jun 15;25(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12199-020-00859-4.
Poor air quality of the household is likely to be the largest public health concern in resource-constrained countries. Exposure to household air pollution, poor working environment, and fuel type used at household level have been associated with respiratory symptoms. This study aimed to assess acute respiratory symptoms and its associated factors among mothers who have under five-years-old children in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia.
A cross-sectional study was carried out from February 15, 2019 to June 20, 2019. Study participants were selected using simple random sampling, and data were collected via face-to-face interviews. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to test the association of explanatory and outcome variables. Variables with p < 0.05 were considered as significantly associated with the outcome variable.
The prevalence of respiratory symptoms among mothers of under-five years-old children in this study was 46.1%. Education (vocational training compared to cannot read and write) (adjusted odd ratio (AOR) = 0.26 at 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.08-0.82), working in dusty environment (AOR = 2.90 at 95% CI: 1.39-6.08), wood fire use (AOR = 0.37 at 95% CI: 0.16-0.85), living in mud- and wood-walled houses (AOR = 0.53 at CI: 0.32-0.89), recent house painting (AOR = 1.95 at 95% CI: 1.03-3.69), new carpet (AOR = 2.02 at 95% CI: 1.08-3.77), pesticide use (AOR = 1.71 at 95% CI: 1.03-2.84), damp stain (AOR = 2.45 at 95% CI: 1.04-5.75), spending longer time in house for 6 to 11 h (AOR = 2.59 at 95% CI: 1.53-4.37) and 11 to 15 h (AOR = 3.47 at 95% CI: 1.87-6.43), and living less than 100 m from unpaved roads/streets (AOR = 4.35 at 95% CI: 2.64-7.18) were significantly associated with respiratory symptoms among mothers of under-five years-old children.
Respiratory symptoms were common among mothers who have under five-years-old children. Air quality improvement, fuel selection, and residential planning will help to reduce respiratory symptoms.
家庭空气质量差可能是资源有限国家最大的公共卫生关注点。接触家庭空气污染、恶劣的工作环境以及家庭使用的燃料类型与呼吸症状有关。本研究旨在评估在埃塞俄比亚西北部贡德尔市五岁以下儿童的母亲中急性呼吸症状及其相关因素。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2019 年 2 月 15 日至 6 月 20 日进行。采用简单随机抽样选择研究参与者，并通过面对面访谈收集数据。使用二元逻辑回归分析来检验解释变量和结果变量之间的关联。p 值小于 0.05 的变量被认为与结果变量有显著关联。
在本研究中，五岁以下儿童母亲的呼吸症状患病率为 46.1%。与不能读写相比，教育（职业培训）（调整后的优势比（AOR）在 95%置信区间（CI）为 0.08-0.82）、在尘土飞扬的环境中工作（AOR 在 95%CI 中为 2.90：1.39-6.08）、使用木柴（AOR 在 95%CI 中为 0.37：0.16-0.85）、居住在泥墙和木屋中（AOR 在 CI 中为 0.53：0.32-0.89）、最近房屋粉刷（AOR 在 95%CI 中为 1.95：1.03-3.69）、新地毯（AOR 在 95%CI 中为 2.02：1.08-3.77）、使用杀虫剂（AOR 在 95%CI 中为 1.71：1.03-2.84）、潮湿污渍（AOR 在 95%CI 中为 2.45：1.04-5.75）、每天在室内花费 6 至 11 小时（AOR 在 95%CI 中为 2.59：1.53-4.37）和 11 至 15 小时（AOR 在 95%CI 中为 3.47：1.87-6.43）以及居住距离未铺砌道路/街道不到 100 米（AOR 在 95%CI 中为 4.35：2.64-7.18）与五岁以下儿童母亲的呼吸症状显著相关。
五岁以下儿童的母亲中呼吸症状很常见。空气质量改善、燃料选择和住宅规划将有助于减少呼吸症状。
