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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Investigation of the Environmental and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Counties with a High Asthma Burden to Focus Asthma Action in Utah.

Maureen Vowles, Ruth Kerry, Ben Ingram, Linda Mason

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Maureen VowlesDepartment of Public Health and Policy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK.
Ruth KerryDepartment of Geography, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
Ben IngramFaculty of Engineering, Universidad de Talca, Curicó 3460000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4557-4342
Linda MasonLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.

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Rising adult asthma prevalence (AAP) rates and asthma emergency room (AER) visits constitute a large burden on public health in Utah (UT), a high-altitude state in the Great Basin Desert, USA. This warrants an investigation of the characteristics of the counties with the highest asthma burden within UT to improve allocation of health resources and for planning. The relations between several predictor environmental, health behavior and socio-economic variables and two health outcome variables, AAP and AER visits, were investigated for UT's 29 counties. Non-parametric statistical comparison tests, correlation and linear regression analysis were used to determine the factors significantly associated with AER visits and AAP. Regression kriging with Utah small area data (USAD) as well as socio-economic and pollution data enabled local Moran's I cluster analysis and the investigation of moving correlations between health outcomes and risk factors. Results showed the importance of desert/mining dust and socio-economic status as AAP and AER visits were greatest in the south of the state, highlighting a marked north-south divide in terms of these factors within the state. USAD investigations also showed marked differences in pollution and socio-economic status associated with AAP within the most populous northern counties. Policies and interventions need to address socio-economic inequalities within counties and between the north and south of the state. Fine (PM

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AdultAir PollutantsAir PollutionAsthmaHumansParticulate MatterSocioeconomic FactorsUtahAir PollutantsParticulate Matteradult asthma prevalenceair pollutionaltitudearidityasthmaasthma emergency room visitsdesert dustelevationfine particulate matterinversionmine dustPM2.5public healthsmokingUtah

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