Finding · as stated by the study, recorded by Coridum · status verified-machine
Finding F-0596
“Presence of dampness in the household was a significant risk factor for childhood TB acquisition with aOR of 2.4”
Structure
- Source
- Dampness and water damage
- Outcome
- Tuberculosis
- Population
- children
- Setting
- dwelling, ZA
- Study design
- case-control study of 234 children in Durban, South Africa: children diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis compared with children without, caregiver questionnaires on house characteristics and household air pollution, PM10 measured in a subset of homes (n = 105) and NO2 (n = 82), remaining homes modelled, logistic regression (class 4)
- Effect
- OR 2.4 (1.1–5.0)
- Sample
- 234 children
- Caveat
- dampness on household surfaces reported by caregivers
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