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ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE POLUIÇÃO ATMOSFÉRICA E HOSPITALIZAÇÕES POR ASMA: UM ESTUDO ECOLÓGICO

Doi: 10.47094/CESMED.2025/19

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Asma. Criança. Hospitalização.

KEYWORDS: Asthma. Child. Hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:
INTRODUCTION: Air pollution is a growing environmental and public health problem, with a direct impact on respiratory health. Children are more vulnerable to these adverse effects because their respiratory systems are still developing. Exposure to pollutants such as PM10 (particulate matter smaller than 10 µm), PM2.5 (particulate matter smaller than 2.5 µm), NO2 (nitrogen dioxide), SO2 (sulfur dioxide), and O3 (ozone) is associated with an increase in hospitalizations for respiratory diseases, including asthma. Understanding this association is essential for effective public policies to protect children' s respiratory health. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between air pollution levels (PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, and PM2.5) and hospitalizations for asthma in children under 14 years of age in Brazilian cities from 2019 to 2022.

Autores

  • Gabriel Alves da Silva

  • Guilherme Barbosa Rodrigues

  • Guilherme Henrique Torres Severino de Oliveira

  • Maria Ivone Oliveira Pinto Vilela

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