Teacher respiratory health symptoms in relation to school and home environment

Purpose Few studies have evaluated teachers’ respiratory health, especially its relationship with school/home environment, and school policies. This study assessed asthma and smoking prevalence among teachers in Romania, teacher’s perception and knowledge of the school environment, policies and asth...

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Published in:International archives of occupational and environmental health 2017-11, Vol.90 (8), p.725-739
Main Authors: Lin, Shao, Lawrence, Wayne R., Lin, Ziqiang, Francois, Melissa, Neamtiu, Iulia A., Lin, Qiaoxuan, Csobod, Eva, Gurzau, Eugen S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Air quality
Allergies
Asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
Cleaning systems
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographics
Demography
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental factors
Environmental Health
Environmental policy
Exposure
Female
Health problems
Home environment
Humans
Hypersensitivity - epidemiology
Indoor air pollution
Male
Mechanical ventilation
Occupational Health
Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine
Original Article
Outdoor air quality
Perception
Policies
Public health
Regression analysis
Rehabilitation
Research projects
Residence Characteristics
Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology
Romania - epidemiology
School Teachers
Schools
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teachers
Traffic information
Ventilation
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Summary:Purpose Few studies have evaluated teachers’ respiratory health, especially its relationship with school/home environment, and school policies. This study assessed asthma and smoking prevalence among teachers in Romania, teacher’s perception and knowledge of the school environment, policies and asthma management, and how school and home environment affected asthma, allergy, and respiratory infection symptoms. Methods This cross-sectional study obtained information from 104 Romanian teachers utilizing teacher questionnaire data for Romania only, as part of the Schools Indoor Pollution and Health: Observatory Network in Europe (SINPHONIE) study, a multicenter European research project conducted between 2010 and 2012. The SINPHONIE questionnaire collected comprehensive information on school and home environment, respiratory symptoms, smoking, and school policies. We used unconditional logistic regression analysis to examine environment–outcome relationships while controlling for socio-demographics and co-exposures. Results Our results showed the prevalence of asthma-like symptoms and smoking among teachers in Romania was higher than in other SINPHONIE schools and among US teachers. Factors statistically associated with asthma, allergy, and respiratory infection (all p  
ISSN:0340-0131
1432-1246
DOI:10.1007/s00420-017-1235-x