Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, Nigeria.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 2;19(15):9471. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159471.
Human exposure to indoor pollution is one of the most well-established ways that housing affects health. We conducted a review to document evidence on the morbidity and mortality outcomes associated with indoor household exposures in children and adults in South Africa. The authors conducted a scientific review of the publicly available literature up to April 2022 using different search engines (PubMed, ProQuest, Science Direct, Scopus and Google Scholar) to identify the literature that assessed the link between indoor household exposures and morbidity and mortality outcomes in children and adults. A total of 16 studies with 16,920 participants were included. Bioaerosols, allergens, dampness, tobacco smoking, household cooking and heating fuels, particulate matter, gaseous pollutants and indoor spray residue play a significant role in different morbidity outcomes. These health outcomes include dental caries, asthma, tuberculosis, severe airway inflammation, airway blockage, wheeze, rhinitis, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, phlegm on the chest, current rhinoconjunctivitis, hay fever, poor early life immune function, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational hypertension, and increased incidence of nasopharyngeal bacteria, which may predispose people to lower respiratory tract infections. The findings of this research highlight the need for more initiatives, programs, strategies, and policies to better reduce the negative consequences of indoor household exposures.
人体暴露于室内污染是住房影响健康的最主要途径之一。我们进行了一项综述，以记录有关南非儿童和成人室内家庭暴露与发病率和死亡率之间关联的证据。作者使用不同的搜索引擎（PubMed、ProQuest、Science Direct、Scopus 和 Google Scholar）对公开文献进行了科学综述，以确定评估室内家庭暴露与儿童和成人发病率和死亡率之间关联的文献。共有 16 项研究纳入了 16920 名参与者。生物气溶胶、过敏原、潮湿、吸烟、家庭烹饪和取暖燃料、颗粒物、气态污染物和室内喷雾残留在不同的发病率结果中发挥了重要作用。这些健康结果包括龋齿、哮喘、结核病、严重气道炎症、气道阻塞、喘息、鼻炎、支气管高反应性、胸部有痰、当前鼻结膜炎、花粉症、生命早期免疫功能差、妊娠高血压疾病、妊娠期高血压，以及鼻咽细菌的发病率增加，这些可能使人们易患下呼吸道感染。这项研究的结果强调需要采取更多的举措、方案、战略和政策，以更好地减少室内家庭暴露的负面影响。
