Zailina HashimNur Shahira Mohamad FadzilSiti Raihan Mohd FuadShamsul Bahari ShamsudinKhairul Nizam Mohd IsaTan Tek SongJony SiemanSaliza Mohd EliasJamal Hisham Hashim2024-05-202024-05-202022Hashim, Z., Mohamad Fadzil, N. S., Mohd Fuad, S. R., Shamsudin, S. B., Mohd Isa, K. N., Song, T. T., ... & Hashim, J. H. (2022). School Indoor Air Pollutants: In Relation to Allergy and Respiratory Symptoms among School Children in Urban Areas. Pollution, 8(3), 948-962.https://repoemc.ukm.my/handle/123456789/1244Indoor air pollutants affect children's health and previous research mostly focuses on respiratory and allergic diseases. However, little is known about the risks among school children in East Malaysia. Therefore, we studied associations between school children's respiratory and allergic symptoms and indoor air pollutants in schools in Sabah, Malaysia. We randomly enrolled 332 school children (14 years old) from 24 classrooms in 6 secondary schools in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Information on personal characteristics, respiratory and allergic symptoms were gathered by using a standard questionnaire. The skin prick test was used to characterize the atopy. In each classroom, the indoor concentrations of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), formaldehyde, total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), carbon dioxide (CO2) temperature and relative humidity were monitored.enChildrenSchoolIndoor air qualityRespiratory symptomsAllergic symptomsJournal