LAPSE:2023.28282
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LAPSE:2023.28282
Identification of Indoor Air Quality Factors in Slovenian Schools: National Cross-Sectional Study
An Galičič, Jan Rožanec, Andreja Kukec, Tanja Carli, Sašo Medved, Ivan Eržen
April 11, 2023
Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools is associated with impacts on pupils’ health and learning performance. We aimed to identify the factors that affect IAQ in primary schools. The following objectives were set: (a) to develop a questionnaire to assess the prevalence of factors in primary schools, (b) to conduct content validity of the questionnaire, and (c) to assess the prevalence of factors that affect the IAQ in Slovenian primary schools. Based on the systematic literature review, we developed a new questionnaire to identify factors that affect the IAQ in primary schools and conducted its validation. The questionnaires were sent to all 454 Slovenian primary schools; the response rate was 78.19%. The results show that the most important outdoor factors were the school’s micro location and the distance from potential sources of pollution, particularly traffic. Among the indoor factors, we did not detect a pronounced dominating factor. Our study shows that the spatial location of schools is key to addressing the problem of IAQ in schools.
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cross-sectional study, indoor air quality factors, outdoor air quality factors, primary school, questionnaire
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Galičič A, Rožanec J, Kukec A, Carli T, Medved S, Eržen I. Identification of Indoor Air Quality Factors in Slovenian Schools: National Cross-Sectional Study. (2023). LAPSE:2023.28282
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Galičič A: National Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva ulica 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Rožanec J: National Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva ulica 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Kukec A: National Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva ulica 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Carli T: National Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva ulica 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Medved S: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Eržen I: National Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva ulica 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Processes
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11
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3
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841
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2023
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2023-03-11
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2227-9717
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