The association between exposure to PM10 and outpatient department visits for respiratory diseases among children aged 0-14 years in Samut Prakan province
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https://doi.org/10.14456/dcj.2021.2Keywords:
PM10, Respiratory diseases, Children, Outpatient department visits, Time-series analysisAbstract
This study aimed to explore the association between exposure to PM10 and outpatient department (OPD) visits for respiratory diseases among children aged 0-14 years in Samut Prakan province, Thailand. Daily PM10 data were obtained from the Pollution Control Department, while temperature and relative humidity data were obtained from the Meteorological Department, and OPD data were obtained from the National Health Security Office. Quasi-Poisson regression model was used to analyze the association between exposure to PM10 and OPD visits for respiratory diseases in this study by adjusting for many potential confounders, including temperature, relative humidity, day of week, public holiday, long-term trend, and seasonality. The effect estimates for each age group (i.e. 0-5 years and 6-14 years) were also examined. The results indicated that relative risk (RR) of OPD visits for respiratory diseases among children aged 6-14 years per each 10 µg/m3 increase in PM10 was 1.02 (95% CI: 1.00-1.05) and 1.02 (95% CI: 1.00-1.04) at lag 6 and at cumulative lag 0-6, respectively. This study can be used as an evidence to formulate the related provincial policies to protect people from adverse effects of PM10.
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