Air quality and respiratory health in children
Sathya Swarup Aithal, Ishaan Sachdeva, Om Kurmi
Abstract
Air pollution is a leading modifiable risk factor for various cardio-respiratory outcomes globally, both for children and for adults. Children are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of air pollution due to various physiological and behavioural factors. Children are at a higher risk of outcomes such as acute respiratory infections, asthma and decreased lung function due to air pollution exposure; the risk varies in different geographical regions, depending on the source of air pollution, duration of exposures and concentration. Prenatal exposure to air pollution may also contribute to adverse respiratory outcomes later in life.
Topics & Concepts
Environmental healthAsthmaAir pollutionRespiratory systemLung functionMedicineAir quality indexRisk factorAdverse effectPollutionLungGeographyBiologyMeteorologyImmunologyInternal medicineEcologyAir Quality and Health ImpactsClimate Change and Health ImpactsEnergy and Environment Impacts