Association of Sick Building Syndrome With Indoor Air Parameters

Association of Sick Building Syndrome With Indoor Air Parameters

Jafari MJ¹ ; Khajevandi AA¹ ; Najarkola SAM² ; Yekaninejad MS³ ; Pourhoseingholi MA⁴ ; Omidi L⁵ ; Kalantary S⁶

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1. Occupational Health Engineering Department, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Petroleum Industry Health Organization, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5. Occupational Health Engineering Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6. Occupational Health Engineering Department, School of Public Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran

Source: Tanaffos Published:2015

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Background: Energy crisis in 1973 led to smaller residential and office buildings with lower air changes. This resulted in development of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). The objective of this study was to assess the association of SBS with individual factors and indoor air pollutants among employees in two office buildings of Petroleum Industry Health Organization in Tehran city. Materials and Methods: The association between personal and environmental factors and SBS symptoms was examined by a reliable and valid combined questionnaire. Environmental parameters were measured using calibrated instruments. Results: The results suggested that SBS symptoms were more common in women than men. Malaise and headache were the most common symptoms in women and men. Throat dryness, cough, sputum, and wheezing were less prevalent among employees in both offices. Light-intensity was significantly associated with some symptoms such as skin dryness (P = 0.049), eye pain (P = 0.026), and malaise (P = 0.043). There were no significant differences in prevalence of SBS symptoms between female workers of the two offices (P>0.05) Conclusion: The main causes of SBS among the employees were recycling of air in rooms using fan coils, traffic noise, poor lighting, and buildings located in a polluted metropolitan area. © 2015 NRITLD.

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MLA	Jafari MJ, et al.. "Association of Sick Building Syndrome With Indoor Air Parameters." Tanaffos, vol. 14, no. 1, 2015, pp. 55-62.
APA	Jafari MJ, Khajevandi AA, Najarkola SAM, Yekaninejad MS, Pourhoseingholi MA, Omidi L, Kalantary S (2015). Association of Sick Building Syndrome With Indoor Air Parameters. Tanaffos, 14(1), 55-62.
Chicago	Jafari MJ, Khajevandi AA, Najarkola SAM, Yekaninejad MS, Pourhoseingholi MA, Omidi L, Kalantary S. "Association of Sick Building Syndrome With Indoor Air Parameters." Tanaffos 14, no. 1 (2015): 55-62.
Harvard	Jafari MJ et al. (2015) 'Association of Sick Building Syndrome With Indoor Air Parameters', Tanaffos, 14(1), pp. 55-62.
Vancouver	Jafari MJ, Khajevandi AA, Najarkola SAM, Yekaninejad MS, Pourhoseingholi MA, Omidi L, et al.. Association of Sick Building Syndrome With Indoor Air Parameters. Tanaffos. 2015;14(1):55-62.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Jafari MJ and Khajevandi AA and Najarkola SAM and Yekaninejad MS and Pourhoseingholi MA and Omidi L and Kalantary S}, title = {Association of Sick Building Syndrome With Indoor Air Parameters}, journal = {Tanaffos}, volume = {14}, number = {1}, pages = {55-62}, year = {2015} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Jafari MJ AU - Khajevandi AA AU - Najarkola SAM AU - Yekaninejad MS AU - Pourhoseingholi MA AU - Omidi L AU - Kalantary S TI - Association of Sick Building Syndrome With Indoor Air Parameters JO - Tanaffos VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 55 EP - 62 PY - 2015 ER -

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