IMBIV   05474
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE BIOLOGIA VEGETAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
The effect of airborne particles and weather conditions on pediatric respiratory infections in Cordoba, Argentine
Autor/es:
AMARILLO, A.C.; CARRERAS, H.
Revista:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2012 vol. 170 p. 217 - 221
ISSN:
0269-7491
Resumen:
We studied the effect of estimated PM10 on respiratory infections in children from Cordoba, Argentine as well as the influence of weather factors, socio economic conditions and education.  We analyzed upper and lower respiratory infections and applied a time-series analysis with a quasi-Poisson distribution link function. To control for seasonally varying factors we fitted cubic smoothing splines of date. We also examined community-specific parameters and differences in susceptibility by sex. We found a significant association between particles and respiratory infections. This relationship was affected by mean temperature, atmospheric pressure and wind speed. These effects were stronger in fall, winter and spring for upper respiratory infections while for lower respiratory infections the association was significant only during spring. Low socioeconomic conditions and low education levels increased the risk of respiratory infections. These findings add useful information to understand the influence of airborne particles on children health in developing countries.