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Air pollution and elementary school students’ absenteeism caused by respiratory symptoms and diseases among primary school students / 中国学校卫生
Chinese Journal of School Health ; (12): 415-418, 2019.
Article in Zh | WPRIM | ID: wpr-819285
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Objective@#To investigate the health effects of air pollution on elementary school students with the indicator of absenteeism caused by respiratory symptoms and diseases, and to provide a reference for improving their physical health.@*Methods@#Absenteeism, air pollutants, and meteorological data during Sep. 2015 to Jun. 2017 in Pudong, Shanghai were collected. Generalized additive model was used to estimate the effects of air pollution on students’ absenteeism caused by respiratory symptom and diseases, time trends, day of week and meteorological factors were controlled.@*Results@#Totally 47 723 person-days of elementary school students’ absenteeism caused by respiratory symptoms and diseases were recorded during Sep.2015 to Jun. 2016 in Pudong, Shanghai, and the absenteeism rate was 0.07%. The PM2.5 concentration on lag0 and SO2 concentration on lag2 showed the most significant effects, the elementary school students’ absenteeism raised for 1.43% (95%CI=0.25%~2.62%)and 6.79% (95%CI=0.25%~13.32%) respectively with every 10 μg/m3 increment of PM2.5 and SO2.@*Conclusion@#Air pollution in Pudong new area have made a influence on the elementary school student’s respiratory symptoms and absenteeism, and the prevention work of air pollution should be strenghthened.
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Index: WPRIM Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: Zh Journal: Chinese Journal of School Health Year: 2019 Type: Article
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Index: WPRIM Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: Zh Journal: Chinese Journal of School Health Year: 2019 Type: Article