Finding F-0599

“Children exposed to dampness <0.3 m2 (odds ratio [OR] = 2.11; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.05, 4.36), and between 0.3 and 1.0 m2 (OR = 2.34; 95% CI = 1.01, 7.32), had a higher odds of severe LRTI compared with children not exposed to dampness.”

Exposure-response relationship of residential dampness and mold damage with severe lower respiratory tract infections among under-five children in Nigeria (2023). Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.). Page 1. CKB 5525

Structure

Source: Dampness and water damage
Outcome: Lower respiratory infections (LRI)
Population: children aged 1-59 months
Setting: dwelling, NG
Study design: matched case-control study in Ibadan, Nigeria: 178 children aged 1-59 months hospitalised with severe lower respiratory tract infection and 180 community controls matched by age, sex and location; every room visually inspected for dampness and mould damage with the size of the damaged surface recorded (class 4)
Effect: OR 2.11 (1.05–4.36)
Sample: 358 children
Caveat: exposure measured as the inspected area of damp surface; endpoint is hospitalisation with severe lower respiratory tract infection

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