Effect of Sick Building Syndrome on fatigue and runny nose
Journal Title: International journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 12
Abstract
There have been few longitudinal studies on sick building syndrome (SBS), which include headache, fatigue, and runny nose. We considered effect of sick building syndrome with illnesses like headache, fatigue and runny nose. Thus, we designed a questionnaire and asked from male of dormitory residence. Questions of the questionnaire were more about known symptoms of buildings (headache, fatigue, and runny nose). Following, we divided lifetime to 3 periods (6 am-2pm; 2pm-10pm and 10pm-6am) and our target places for asking questions in the questionnaire were corridors, rooms, Toilets, kitchen, upper class, almost everywhere and results indicated that significant relationship exists between headache, fatigue and runny nose with sick building syndrome. Other things should be mentioned that is some equipment and devices which students use of them like (Personal computer, copier, printer, gas cookers) at least 10% of their time can be effective on prevalence of the symptoms.
Authors and Affiliations
Hamid Kasnavi Yazdi| Young Researchers and Elite Club, Torbat-e-heydarieh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-eheydarieh, Iran, E-mail: Kasnavihamid@gmail.com, Narjes Safari| Young Researchers and Elite Club, Torbat-e-heydarieh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-eheydarieh, Iran
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