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Children symptoms before and after knowing about an indoor fungal contamination
Author(s) -
Handal G.,
Leiner M. A.,
Cabrera M.,
Straus D. C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
indoor air
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.387
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1600-0668
pISSN - 0905-6947
DOI - 10.1046/j.1600-0668.2003.00214.x
Subject(s) - headaches , indoor air , environmental health , medicine , sick building syndrome , indoor air quality , pediatrics , psychiatry , environmental engineering , environmental science
To describe children symptoms before and after an indoor fungal problem was publicized. Children attending one of two elementary schools (one with indoor fungal problems and one without) were included in this study. The study included an analysis of symptoms reported by the nurses before and after the indoor fungal problem was publicized and a questionnaire responded to by the parents. Several symptoms related to exposure to mold were found to be statistically significant in the school with an indoor fungal problem before the problem was detected: the symptoms included coughing/wheezing, headaches and joint pains. After the problem was publicized the perception of symptoms increased.