Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya.
Hellen MemeEvans AmukoyeCressida BowyerJeremiah ChakayaDarpan DasRuaraidh DobsonUlrike DragositsJonathan FuldCindy GrayMatthew HahnRichard KiplimoMaia LesoskyMiranda M LohJean McKendreeKevin MortimerAmos NdombiLouis NetterAngela ObasiFred OrinaClare PearsonHeather PriceJennifer Kathleen QuintSean SempleMarsailidh TwiggCharlotte WaeldeAnna WalnyckiMelaneia WarwickJana WendlerSarah E WestMichael WilsonLindsay ZurbaGraham DevereuxPublished in: Thorax (2023)
Children living in informal settlements are more likely to develop wheezing symptoms consistent with asthma that are more severe but less likely to be diagnosed as asthma. Self-reported but not objectively measured air pollution exposure was associated with increased risk of asthma symptoms.