Research Article

Assessing Impact of Household Intervention on Indoor Air Quality and Health of Children with Asthma in the US-Mexico Border: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Demographic and household characteristics of participants (N = 13).

HHGenderAge (years)PetsStoveNumber of people living in the houseFloorOpen concept houseaKitchen rangeVentilationbTemperature (°C) (SD)Relative humidity (%) (SD)

1Boy7YesGas10TileNoYesSometimes25.0 (3.5)52.9 (4.7)
2Girl8YesGas7TileYesNoAlways28.8 (3.4)54.2 (5.7)
3Girl10NoElectronic5TileNoYesSometimes25.7 (0.8)48.3 (1.7)
4Boy10NoElectronic6HardwoodYesYesAlways29.8 (4.5)51.3 (7.4)
5Girl10YesGas5HardwoodYesYesAlways29.8 (4.6)53.1 (5.4)
6Boy12NoElectronic4HardwoodYesNoAlways28.5 (2.2)54.1 (4.2)
7Girl9YesGas5HardwoodYesNoAlways24.2 (2.0)46.6 (3.2)
8Boy11NoElectronic5TileNoYesSometimes26.0 (0.8)46.2 (4.4)
9Girl9YesGas4TileYesYesAlways24.4 (1.1)45.2 (2.6)
10Boy8NoElectronic6CarpetNoYesNever22.5 (1.5)56.7 (4.6)
11Girl8NoElectronic7HardwoodYesNoSometimes22.7 (3.0)47.2 (5.1)
12Boy10YesGas3TileYesYesSometimes25.0 (1.9)48.2 (6.4)
13Boy12NoElectronic6HardwoodYesYesSometimes22.5 (2.9)54.6 (6.9)

Excluded participants due to missing data for indoor air quality (N=3)
Boy6YesGas5TileNoYesSometimes25.7 (1.7)49.1 (3.7)
Boy8YesGas8TileYesYesNever24.0 (0.8)52.3 (2.1)
Boy8YesElectronic6HardwoodYesYesAlways20.5 (1.8)53.3 (4.2)

Abbreviation: HH, household; SD, standard deviation. aOpen concept house includes kitchen and living room in one single area with no division. bAlways, windows and doors always open; sometimes, open windows once/twice a month; never, does not ventilate home. cAverage.