Housing and respiratory health: Exposures, health effects and interventions
ERS Monograph
; 2023(99):68-79, 2023.
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en Inglés
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-20243330
ABSTRACT
Housing quality and affordability are well established as social determinants of health through direct and indirect mechanisms. Respiratory illnesses related to housing are nearly all the result of housing disrepair that allows intrusion into the home of environmental agents that are directly or indirectly associated with disease. Structural deficiencies such as leaks, cracks in the foundation or holes in the home's exterior can facilitate the presence of mould, which is causally linked to the development of asthma and is associated with exacerbation of asthma symptoms in children and adults. Indoor cleanliness can also contribute to the presence of mice and cockroaches. Proper ventilation can improve air quality, reducing exposure to PM, VOCs and infectious respiratory agents. Disparities in exposure to the housing conditions associated with respiratory disease are readily apparent across socioeconomic lines. Low-income families are less likely to be able to afford the costs of maintaining a home, which prevents them from making repairs that could improve respiratory health.Copyright © ERS 2023.
air conditioning; air quality; allergy; article; asthma; cancer mortality; chronic bronchitis; chronic obstructive lung disease; cockroach; coronavirus disease 2019; disease exacerbation; environmental exposure; environmental mitigation; hospitalization; house dust allergy; housing; housing quality; human; humidity; lower respiratory tract infection; lowest income group; lung cancer; moisture; pandemic; pest organism; respiratory tract disease; risk factor; rural population; socioeconomics; structural racism; urban population; wheezing; pesticide; radon
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ERS Monograph
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2023
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