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N Ibargoyen-Roteta,1 I
Aguinaga-Ontoso,1 M Fernandez-Benitez,2
B Marin-Fernandez,1 F Guillen-Grima,1,3
I Serrano-Monzo,4 J Hermoso-de-Mendoza,1
C Brun-Sandiumetge,1 A Ferrer-Nadal,3
A Irujo-Andueza5 |
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1Department of Health Sciences, School
of Nursing, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona,
Spain
2Department of Allergology, University Clinic,
University of Navarra, Medical School, Pamplona, Spain
3Division of Preventive Medicine, University Clinic of
Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
4Department of Community Nursing and Maternal & Child
Health, University of Navarra School of Nursing,
Pamplona, Spain
5Department of Anatomy, University of Navarra, Medical
School, Pamplona, Spain
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Abstract |
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Background and
Objective:
Indoor air quality
has become an
important factor for
sensitization and
development of
allergic diseases
because of increased
time spent in homes.
We aimed to analyze
the possible home-condition
risk factors for
allergic
rhinoconjunctivitis,
atopic eczema, and
severe disease in
schoolchildren aged
5 through 8 years.
Material and
Methods: The
parents of 3360
school children in
Pamplona, Spain in
the 5-8year-old age
bracket answered
questions about
rhinitis and eczema
symptoms from the
protocol of the
International Study
of Asthma and
Allergies in
Childhood (ISAAC).
The
instrument contained
additional questions
about current home
conditions related
to mold and dust
exposure and about
conditions in the
first year of life.
Associations between
the allergic
diseases and early
and current exposure
were studied with χ2
tests and bivariate
and multivariate
logistic regression.
Results:
Exposure to certain
home conditions
related to molds and
dust in the fi rst
year of life
increased the risk
of allergic disease,
but having good
isolating windows in
the first year of
life protected
against allergic
rhinoconjunctivitis
and severe atopic
eczema. Some current
home conditions were
also related to an
increased risk of
current allergic
disease; severe
atopic eczema was
more common among
children with single
glazing over the
bedroom window.
Conclusion:
Current and first-year-of-life
home conditions
related to dust and
mold exposure should
be controlled
because they
influence the
prevalence of
allergic
rhinoconjunctivitis
and atopic eczema
diseases. Moreover,
having a double-glazed
window currently and
in the first year of
life seems to
protect against
these diseases.
Key words:
Allergic
conjunctivitis.
Atopic
conjunctivitis.
Allergic rhinitis,
perennial. Allergic
rhinitis, seasonal.
Atopic dermatitis.
Air pollution,
indoor. Risk factors.
Child health.
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