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ArticlePreventing chronic disease2019

Assessing Indoor Environmental Control Practices by Race/Ethnicity Among Children With Asthma in 14 US States and Puerto Rico, 2013-2014.

Faye M Rozwadowski, Ginger L Chew, Hatice S Zahran, Melissa L Santorelli

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Article in Preventing chronic disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Assessing asthma self-management education among US children with current asthma, Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS) 2015-2017.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2023
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  2. Uncontrolled asthma and household environmental exposures in Puerto Rico.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Faye M RozwadowskiEpidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333. E-mail: lwy4@cdc.gov.
Ginger L ChewNational Center for Environmental Health, Asthma and Community Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Hatice S ZahranNational Center for Environmental Health, Asthma and Community Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Melissa L SantorelliNew Jersey Department of Health, Community Health and Wellness Unit, Trenton, New Jersey (formerly).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USEpidemic Intelligence Service · USNew Jersey Department of Health · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn the United States, children in Puerto Rico and non-Hispanic black children in the mainland US have a higher burden of asthma than non-Hispanic white children in the mainland US. We examined indoor environmental control (IEC) practices that reduce asthma triggers, by race/ethnicity among children in the mainland US and Puerto Rico.

methodsWe used 2013 and 2014 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-back Survey Child Questionnaire from 14 states and Puerto Rico to measure the association between race/ethnicity and IEC practices, adjusting for sociodemographic covariates, among children identified as ever receiving an asthma diagnosis. Racial/ethnic groups were compared in 14 US states using aggregated data. Separate analyses compared IEC practices for children diagnosed with asthma in Puerto Rico with children of all races/ethnicities diagnosed with asthma in 14 states.

resultsAmong households in 14 US states that had a child with asthma, non-Hispanic black children were more likely than non-Hispanic white children to use an air purifier (36.8% vs 25.2%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-3.2) and avoid pets in the bedroom (87.9% vs 58.3%; aOR = 4.5; 95% CI, 2.3-8.8). Children in Puerto Rico were more likely than children in 14 states to use dust mite-impermeable pillow covers (53.7% vs 36.4%; aOR = 3.6; 95% CI, 1.8-7.1) and mattress encasements (60.3% vs 30.3%; aOR = 2.4; 95% CI, 1.2-4.8).

conclusionIEC practices such as using air purifiers, pillow covers, mattress encasements, and avoiding pets in the bedroom vary by race/ethnicity among children with asthma. These findings show that vulnerable populations are using IEC practices, but asthma prevention and control measures should continue to be assessed.

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Air FiltersAir Pollution, IndoorAnimalsAsthmaBedding and LinensChildEthnicityFamily CharacteristicsHumansOdds RatioPetsPuerto RicoRacial GroupsUnited States

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PMID31878986
PMCPMC6936671
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