Perception of indoor air quality (IAQ) by workers in underground shopping centers in relation to sick-building syndrome (SBS) and store type: a cross-sectional study in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We examined the indoor air quality (IAQ) perceptions of workers and their relationships with the symptoms of sick-building syndrome (SBS) and store types in underground shopping centers.

Methods

In 2017, 314 store workers in nine underground shopping centers in Seoul, Korea, were assessed. The all participants' stores were partially opened onto a passage. Using questionnaires, they were asked about their demographics, job characteristics, 16 SBS symptoms, and seven IAQ perceptions. The SBS symptoms were categorized as skin, eye irritation, respiratory, or general. An IAQ perception score was calculated by adding the number of positive responses to each type of IAQ and categorized into three levels.

Results

The prevalence of SBS symptom groups in the previou

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6533716 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature