Indoor Air Pollution Impact on Students in Surabaya

Students living in unhealthy housing environments experience the health impacts of indoor air pollution. These impacts include Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI). The objective of our study was to analyze the impacts of indoor air pollution on students in Surabaya. Case-control was used to design the study. Study participantswere students of Airlangga University at Campus C in Mulyorejo. The case group consisted of students with a history of ARI as determined by clinical test, while the control group consisted of students with no ARI as determined by clinical test. Data collection was performed using structured interviews. The results of multivariate analysis show that bedroom ventilation (p=0.000; OR=46.009), bedroom humidity (p=0.001; OR=19.991), insecticide usage in bedroom (p= 0.040; OR=17.567), cubicle dwelling/residential density of bedroom (p=0.003; OR=16.006), bedroom temperature (p=0.030; OR=15.001), and duration of living in the settlement (p=0.006; OR=9.601) are related to ARI. The most impactful factor for ARI is room ventilation. Therecommendation is to manage indoor pollutants to reduce the risk of ARI on a productive age group such as students. Keywords: Air Pollutant, Ventilation, Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI), Student