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Indoor Air ; 26(2): 157-67, 2016 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25789698

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Several studies have reported poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in day care centers (DCCs), and other studies have shown that children attending them have an increased risk of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between ventilation in DCCs and sick leave among nursery children. Data on child sick leave within an 11-week period were obtained for 635 children attending 20 DCCs. Ventilation measurements included three proxies of ventilation: air exchange rate (ACR) measured with the decay method, ACR measured by the perfluorocarbon tracer gas (PFT) method, and CO2 concentration measured over a 1-week period. All but two DCCs had balanced mechanical ventilation system, which could explain the low CO2 levels measured. The mean concentration of CO2 was 643 ppm, exceeding 1000 ppm in only one DCC. A statistically significant inverse relationship between the number of sick days and ACR measured with the decay method was found for crude and adjusted analysis, with a 12% decrease in number of sick days per hour increase in ACR measured with the decay method. This study suggests a relationship between sick leave among nursery children and ventilation in DCCs, as measured with the decay method.


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Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados/estatística & dados numéricos , Creches/estatística & dados numéricos , Exposição Ambiental/estatística & dados numéricos , Nível de Saúde , Ventilação/estatística & dados numéricos , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Licença Médica/estatística & dados numéricos
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