Caregiver-perceived neighborhood safety and pediatric asthma severity: 2017-2018 National Survey of Children's Health.
Shushmita HoqueMelissa GouldingMax D HazeltineKatarina A FerrucciMichelle TrivediShao-Hsien LiuPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2021)
Children living in neighborhoods perceived by their caregiver to be unsafe have higher prevalence of moderate or severe asthma. Further investigation of geographic context and neighborhood characteristics that influence childhood asthma severity may inform public health strategies to reduce asthma burden and improve disease outcomes.
Keyphrases
- public health
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- physical activity
- lung function
- mental health
- allergic rhinitis
- young adults
- social support
- depressive symptoms
- healthcare
- risk factors
- high intensity
- cystic fibrosis
- air pollution
- risk assessment
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- early life
- childhood cancer
- climate change
- human health
- glycemic control