Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology

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  • 2012
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  • 2671-9525(eISSN)
환경독성보건학회 (The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology)
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Frequency of Humidifier and Humidifier Disinfectant Usage in Gyeonggi Provine

  • Jeon, Byoung-Hak (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Young-Joon (Division of Epidemic Intelligence Service, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • 투고 : 2011.11.10
  • 심사 : 2011.09.15
  • 발행 : 2012.01.01
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Objectives: This study is a cross-sectional study to investigate the frequency of humidifier and humidifier disinfectant usage in the general population. Methods: A questionnaire was applied to 94 subjects (46 male, 48 female) from the general population of Gyeonggi Province. The questionnaire consisted of 3 scales (general characteristics, 5 items about humidifier usage, 5 items about humidifier disinfectant usage). Results: Thirty-five (37.2%) of the 94 subjects use a humidifier and humidifier disinfectant usage was found to be 18.1%. The frequency of humidifier usage is 4.8 times per a week and the humidifier disinfectant usage is 2.4 times per a week. Humidifier usage rate was highest in January. and then tended to rise gradually from October. Conclusions: Although this study population was not representative, we can say that approximately 50 percent of the humidifier users use a humidifier disinfectant and the trend of using a humidifier has shown seasonality.

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