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IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 1321: Spatiotemporal Changes in Fine Particulate Matter Pollution and the Associated Mortality Burden in China between 2015 and 2016
ingyun Du Lu Ma In recent years, research on the spatiotemporal distribution and health effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been conducted in China. However, the limitations of different research scopes and methods have led to low comparability between regions regarding the mortality burden of PM2.5. A kriging model was used to simulate the distribution of PM2.5 in 2015 and 2016. Relative risk (RR) at a specified PM2.5 exposure concentration was estimated with an integrated exposure–response (IER) model for different causes of mortality: lung cancer (LC), ischaemic heart disease (IHD), cerebrovascular di...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 30, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Luwei Feng Bo Ye Huan Feng Fu Ren Shichun Huang Xiaotong Zhang Yunquan Zhang Qingyun Du Lu Ma Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2244: Tobacco Health Risk Awareness among Socially Disadvantaged People —A Crucial Tool for Smoking Cessation
IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2244: Tobacco Health Risk Awareness among Socially Disadvantaged People—A Crucial Tool for Smoking Cessation International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102244 Authors: Marek Milcarz Kinga Polanska Leokadia Bak-Romaniszyn Dorota Kaleta The goal of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the level of knowledge on harmful effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and active smoking among socially-disadvantaged people in Poland. The study was conducted among 1817 respondents aged 18–59 years, who used aid services fro...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 13, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Marek Milcarz Kinga Polanska Leokadia Bak-Romaniszyn Dorota Kaleta Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 3629: Health Knowledge about Smoking, Role of Doctors, and Self-Perceived Health: A Cross-Sectional Study on Smokers ’ Intentions to Quit
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 3629: Health Knowledge about Smoking, Role of Doctors, and Self-Perceived Health: A Cross-Sectional Study on Smokers’ Intentions to Quit International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073629 Authors: Tianfeng He Lefan Liu Jing Huang Guoxing Li Xinbiao Guo Limited empirical work has been done to compare the effects that health knowledge and advice from doctors have on smokers’ intentions to quit. This paper examines the association of smokers’ intentions to quit with health knowledge, advice from doctors, and self-perceived health. A sample...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 31, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tianfeng He Lefan Liu Jing Huang Guoxing Li Xinbiao Guo Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 8793: Perception of Harmfulness of Various Tobacco Products and E-Cigarettes in Poland: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey
This study aimed to: (1) assess the perception of harmfulness of various tobacco products and e-cigarettes in Poland as well as (2) to assess the awareness of the health effects of using tobacco and e-cigarettes. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2019 with a nationally representative sample of 1011 individuals aged 15 and over. In the studied group, 22.3% were smokers. Smokeless tobacco was most likely to be perceived as less harmful than cigarettes (25%), followed by water pipe (24.5%), heated tobacco products (22%), e-cigarettes (21.6%), slim cigarettes (17.1%), flavored cigarettes (except menthol ones) (16.1%), ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 20, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mateusz Jankowski Iwona Wrze śniewska-Wal Aurelia Ostrowska Aleksandra Lusawa Waldemar Wierzba Jaros ław Pinkas Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 9859: Indoor Air Pollution Exposure of Women in Adama, Ethiopia, and Assessment of Disease Burden Attributable to Risk Factor
Conclusions: This health impact assessment illustrates that household air pollution due to solid fuel use among women in Adama leads to premature death and a substantial quantity of DALYs. Therefore, decreasing or eliminating solid fuel use for cooking purposes could prevent deaths and improve quality of life.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - September 18, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Festina Balidemaj Christina Isaxon Asmamaw Abera Ebba Malmqvist Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 854: Treatment of Human Placental Choriocarcinoma Cells with Formaldehyde and Benzene Induced Growth and Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition via Induction of an Antioxidant Effect
In this study, the effects of formaldehyde (FA) and benzene (Bz), the main components of CS, on cell proliferation and epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) of JEG-3 human choriocarcinoma cells were examined to confirm the relationship between CS components and placenta carcinoma. Upon MTT assay, FA (10−8 M to 10−5 M) and Bz (10−11 M to 10−8 M) increased JEG-3 cell proliferation. Western blot assay revealed that the protein expression of cyclin D1 and E1 increased, while the levels of p21 and p27 were reduced following treatment. In Scratch assay, FA (10−8 M and 10−5 M) and Bz (10−11 M and 10−8 M) increas...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 29, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hae-Miru Lee Soo-Min Kim Kyung-Chul Choi Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 602: Characterization of Fine Particulate Matter and Associated Health Burden in Nanjing
In this study, characteristics of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) over Nanjing were analyzed using hourly and daily averaged PM2.5 concentrations and meteorological parameters collected from nine national monitoring sites during the period of March 2014 to February 2017. Then, the integrated exposure-response (IER) model was applied to assess premature mortality, years of life lost (YLL) attributable to PM2.5, and mortality benefits due to PM2.5 reductions. The concentrations of PM2.5 varied among hours, seasons and years, which can be explained by differences in emission sources, ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 27, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Dongyang Nie Mindong Chen Yun Wu Xinlei Ge Jianlin Hu Kai Zhang Pengxiang Ge Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 5702: Awareness of Tobacco-Related Diseases among Adults in Poland: A 2022 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey
This study showed an increase in public awareness of smoking-related diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. While awareness of lung cancer and COPD was very high, there are still significant gaps in the awareness of the non-respiratory effects of tobacco use.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 7, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jakub Szyma ński Aurelia Ostrowska Jaros ław Pinkas Wojciech Giermaziak Edyta Krzych-Fa łta Mateusz Jankowski Tags: Article Source Type: research