Volume 12, Issue 3 (March 2025), Pages: 238-243

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 Technical Note

Physical components of houses and their association with acute respiratory infections in fishermen's families

 Author(s): 

 Aria Gusti *, Wira Iqbal

 Affiliation(s):

 Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Andalas, Padang City, Indonesia

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  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6999-6051

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.03.023

 Abstract

This study examines the impact of house physical conditions on the occurrence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) among fishing families in Pasie Nan Tigo Village, Padang City. Using an analytical observational design with a cross-sectional approach, the research involved fishing families selected through accidental sampling. Data were analyzed through univariate and bivariate analysis using the chi-square test with a significance level of 5% (α = 0.05). The findings revealed that 22% of fishing families experienced ARI, with significant associations observed between ARI and factors such as bedroom windows (p = 0.033), ceilings (p = 0.016), lighting (p = 0.009), and kitchen smoke holes (p = 0.034). The results suggest that improving house conditions, including better ventilation, lighting, and cleanliness of ceilings and kitchens, could be an effective strategy to reduce ARI incidence in fishing communities.

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 Keywords

 House conditions, Acute respiratory infections, Fishing families, Ventilation improvement, Kitchen cleanliness

 Article history

 Received 13 November 2024, Received in revised form 28 February 2025, Accepted 25 March 2025

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No Acknowledgment.

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 Ethical considerations

Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Helsinki Declaration and relevant institutional guidelines.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Gusti A and Iqbal W (2025). Physical components of houses and their association with acute respiratory infections in fishermen's families. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(3): 238-243

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