DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE CM2 SY 2011-2012 HEALTH INFORMATICS

S OUTPUT Group # 1A Members: Abad, Mary Raina Angeli Z. Ancheta, Jonathan B. Arcaira, Joshua A. (Leader) Basul, Charine A. Caraveo, Julien Nicole C. Cruz, Spica E. Espinoza, Faith Kristine R. Garcia, Ray Wilson M. Kalalo, Gerard Michael C. I. Research topic: Is there a difference in the prevalence of common colds and influenza in Grade 6 students of Dasmarinas, Cavite who have classes in air-conditioned class rooms and those without an airconditioning system? II. Keywords Common colds Influenza Students Air condition system Prevalence Synonyms Prevalence Occurrence Incidence Frequency Common colds Influenza Grade 6 students Children Air-conditioning system Ventilation system

Cold Flu Respiratory diseases

III. Search strategy 1. Google Scholar a. common colds AND influenza AND students AND air conditioned classrooms (3,020) b. limit (a) to free full text (1,700) c. Relevant articles: 0 2. Google Scholar a. "respiratory disease" AND "ventilation system" (1,370) b. limit (a) to classrooms (89) c. Relevant articles: (4) i. Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms among Female Flight Attendants and Teachers ii. Summary of Human Responses to Ventilation iii. The Effect of Ventilation Strategies of Child Care Centers on Indoor Air Quality and Respiratory Health of Children in Singapore iv. Indoor Air quality in Schools: Exposure to Fungal Allergens

3. PubMed a. Classroom ventilation AND respiratory disease (15) b. Relevant articles: (2) i. School Air Quality Related to Dry Cough, Rhinitis, and Nasal Patency in Children ii. Childhood Asthma and Indoor Allergens: the Classroom may be a Culprit. 4. PubMed Central a. occurrence AND colds AND flu AND children AND ventilation (0) b. occurrence AND respiratory illness AND children AND ventilation (287) c. incidence AND respiratory illness AND children AND ventilation (311) d. frequency AND respiratory illness AND children AND ventilation (312) 5. Google Scholar a. occurrence AND colds AND flu AND children AND air conditioning system (9370) b. prevalence AND respiratory illness AND children AND air conditioning system (18600) c. occurrence AND respiratory illness AND children AND air conditioning system (18800) d. Relevant articles for (4) and (5): (10) i. The effect of ventilation strategies of child care centers on indoor air quality and respiratory health of children in Singapore. ii. Respiratory Symptoms and Housing Characteristics iii. Indirect health effects of relative humidity in indoor environments iv. The effect of air humidification on different symptoms in office workers An epidemiologic study v. Environmental Risk Factors for Respiratory Infections Respiratory Health Effects of Home Dampness and Molds among Canadian Children Indoor risk factors for asthma and wheezing among Seattle school children Indoor air quality and respiratory health of children Indoor air quality, ventilation and health symptoms in schools: an analysis of existing information x. An approach to management of critical indoor air problems in school buildings Public Library of Science (PLoS Medicine) a. Room Ventilation AND Airborne Infections (8) i. Natural Ventilation for the Prevention of Airborne Contagion ii. Is Natural Ventilation a Useful Tool to Prevent the Airborne Spread of TB? Wiley Online Library: a. Ventilation AND Airborne Infections (1323) i. Role of ventilation in airborne transmission of infectious agents in the built environment a multidisciplinary systematic review ii. Indoor air quality, ventilation and health symptoms in schools: an analysis of existing information Social Science Research Network a. Ventilation AND Airborne Infections (0) Hwwilsonweb.com a. Diseases AND Air-conditioning system AND students (27) b. Relevant articles: (2) i. The Impact of School Building Conditions on Student Absenteeism in Upstate New York ii. Current State of the Science: Health Effects and Indoor Environmental Quality PMC a. Air-borne diseases AND students AND air-conditioning systems (9) b. Relevant article: vi. vii. viii. ix.

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i. Source, Significance, and Control of Indoor Microbial Aerosols: Human Health Aspects