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ArticleBiomedical reports2022

Air pollutants and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication administration in elementary schools.

Rami A Saadeh, Wasantha P Jayawardene, David K Lohrmann, Ahmed H Youssefagha, Mohammed Z Allouh

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5 authors.

Rami A SaadehDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Wasantha P JayawardeneSchool of Human Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA.
David K LohrmannIndiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
Ahmed H YoussefaghaAllied Business for Development and Training, Fishers, IN 46040, USA.
Mohammed Z AllouhDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain City 15551, United Arab Emirates.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Air pollution is considered a risk factor for several diseases, particularly respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. However, the effects of air pollution on neurobehavioral disorders have not been confirmed as of yet. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine whether there was an association between seven air pollutants and ADHD medication administration (ADHD-MA) in Pennsylvania-located elementary schools over a 3-year period. An ecological study design involving records of 168,825 children from elementary schools in 49 Pennsylvania counties was used. The number of children with ADHD-MA was extracted from an online software specifically designed for allowing nurses to record health conditions in schools. Daily measurements of air pollutants were obtained from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. The differences in the number of ADHD-MA among the four seasons, for all years, were statistically significant (P<0.001). Three air pollutants (SO

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air pollutantsattention deficit hyperactivity disorderelementary school

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PMID36185787
PMCPMC9500478

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