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Abstract：
Background: Allergic diseases are common in children and adolescents. It is important to assess the prevalence and risk factors of environmental diseases to implement tailored countermeasures. Methods: This questionnaire study investigated factors associated with environmental diseases in elementary school children with an environmental disease from 150 households in Daejeon Metropolitan City, South Korea in 2021. Results: The participants comprised 55.7% girls and 44.3% boys, and the mean age was 10.1 years with an even age distribution. The typical risk factors observed were the type of roads nearby, the presence of mold or stains within the residence, pet ownership, and frequency of indoor ventilation and cleaning. Notably, 73.2% of the households had an eight-lane road nearby, 40.2% reported leaks, stains, or mold within their homes during the past year, and 37.1% ventilated their homes for less than 30 min. After education on preventing and managing environmental diseases, significant changes were observed in bedding washing frequency, average ventilation duration per session, and duration of humidifier usage (p < 0.05-0.001), with improvements in lifestyle. Conclusions: Our study can be used as a reference for expanding indoor air quality control education for parents with children with an environmental disease and providing tailored environmental consultations.
摘要：
背景：过敏性疾病常见于儿童和青少年。评估环境疾病的患病率和危险因素以实施量身定制的对策非常重要。方法：这项问卷调查调查了大田大都会市150户患有环境疾病的小学生与环境疾病相关的因素，2021年韩国。结果：参与者包括55.7％的女孩和44.3％的男孩，平均年龄为10.1岁，年龄分布均匀。观察到的典型风险因素是附近道路的类型，在住宅内存在霉菌或污渍，宠物所有权,以及室内通风和清洁的频率。值得注意的是,73.2%的住户附近有一条八车道道路,40.2%报告泄漏,污渍,或者在过去的一年里在他们家里发霉，37.1%的人在家通风不到30分钟。经过预防和管理环境疾病的教育，床上用品洗涤频率发生了显著变化，每个会话的平均通风持续时间，和加湿器使用时间（p<0.05-0.001），生活方式的改善。结论：我们的研究可作为扩大对患有环境疾病的儿童父母的室内空气质量控制教育和提供量身定制的环境咨询的参考。
