Children's Respiratory Infections in Tianjin Area, China: Associations with Home Environments and Lifestyles.

ABSTRACT: Children spend most of their indoors time at home, which may have substantial influence on their health. We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Tianjin area, China to quantify the incidence of respiratory infections among children, and its association with home environments and lifestyles. The lifetime-ever incidences of croup, pneumonia and ear infection among children aged 0-8 in Tianjin area was 9.2%, 28.7% and 11.6%, respectively. The incidence of common cold infections more than twice per year was 31.3%. Home environments and lifestyles included strong risk factors for childhood respiratory infections. Perceived dry air had the greatest association with childhood common colds (population attributable fraction (PAF = 15.0%). Modern floor covering had the greatest association with

SUBMITTER: Hou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7312194 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature