Factors associated with parent-reported wheeze and cough in children living in an industrial area of Gauteng, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorOlutola, Bukola Ganiyat
dc.contributor.authorClaassen, Nico
dc.contributor.authorWichmann, Janine
dc.contributor.authorVoyi, K.V.V. (Kuku)
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-18T08:01:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-11
dc.description.abstractWe examined the factors associated with mother-reported wheeze and dry cough in children living in Tembisa, a residential and industrial community in South Africa. A cross-sectional sample of parents reported wheezing and dry cough in children (aged 1 to 26 months) by completing the standardised International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire with additional questions concerning tobacco use, income, living conditions, and mothers’ educational level. Data were analysed using chi-square, univariate, and multivariable logistic regressions. Of the 493 children who participated, 81 (16.4%) had wheeze ever and 186 (37.7%) had dry cough ever. We observed that children had a higher probability of wheezing if mothers had lived in the area for longer periods (aOR 1.05; 95% CI 1.01–1.08). Children who had trucks passing on their streets frequently were more likely to have had dry cough ever compared to those with no trucks passing on their streets (aOR 3.88; 95% CI 2.29–6.57). In Tembisa, dry cough in a child was associated with the frequency of trucks passing in front of the child’s home. Children were also more likely have wheeze if their mothers had been living in the community for longer times.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentSchool of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2019-11-01
dc.description.librarianhj2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://link.springer.com/journal/11356en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOlutola, B.G., Claassen, N., Wichmann, J. et al. Factors associated with parent-reported wheeze and cough in children living in an industrial area of Gauteng, South Africa. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2018) 25: 33455-33463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3304-4.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0944-1344 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1614-7499 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s11356-018-3304-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/66942
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.rights© Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.com/journal/11356.en_ZA
dc.subjectChildrenen_ZA
dc.subjectDry coughen_ZA
dc.subjectIndustryen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectTrucksen_ZA
dc.subjectWheezeen_ZA
dc.titleFactors associated with parent-reported wheeze and cough in children living in an industrial area of Gauteng, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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