Environmental Determinants of Asthma among School Children Aged 13-14 in and around Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID15480446
AuthorsKidi Rose Maluleke (South African National Space Agency, corresponding author), Zeleke Worku (0000-0002-8808-3052, University of South Africa)
Year2009
Volume6
Issue9
Pages2354-2374
Publication date2009-09-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph6092354
PMID19826548
PMCIDPMC2760414
OpenAlexW2069321094
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited1

Asthma has become a public health issue since the 1960's. Factors associated with asthma are environmental and genetic. This study is based on a random sample of 742 students aged 13-14 attending various schools at Polokwane, in the Province of Limpopo in South Africa. Survey logistic regression and multi-level analyses were used for data analysis. The study identifies three key determinants of asthma at the district, school and individual levels. The study shows that persistent cough (OR = 4.01), exposure to smoke at the household level (OR = 2.39) and lack of access to flush toileta at the household level (OR = 1.89) are key predictors of asthma in children. Variability at the level of districts accounts for 46% of total variance. Variability at the level of schools accounts for 33% of total variance

Asthma · Environmental health · Geography · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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