Finding F-0557

“The association between housing conditions and health was mostly inconclusive, but there were statistically significant associations between current asthma and dampness (OR=4.1, 95% CI 1.7 to 9.9), between asthma medication and dampness (OR=2.8, 95% CI 1.2 to 6.4), and between mould and headache (OR=4.2, 95% CI 1.2 to 14.8).”

Poor housing conditions in association with child health in a disadvantaged immigrant population: a cross-sectional study in Rosengård, Malmö, Sweden (2016). BMJ open. Page 1. CKB 7063

Structure

Factor: Mould
Outcome: Headache
Population: children aged 0-13 years in a disadvantaged immigrant population
Setting: apartment, SE
Study design: cross-sectional observational study of 359 children aged 0-13 years in two disadvantaged immigrant neighbourhoods of Rosengård, Malmö (Sweden), 2010-2011: questionnaire-led interviews and home inspection by health communicators for dampness, mould and pests, logistic regression adjusted for other risk factors (class 4)
Effect: OR 4.2 (1.2–14.8)
Sample: 359 children
Caveat: the authors call the associations mostly inconclusive overall; the Results section prints the headache estimate as 4.20 (1.19-14.8)

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