Association of Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution with Depression in Patients with Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Delhi, India
Our study shows that greater short-term exposure to air pollution may be associated with increased odds of depression and uncontrolled asthma in patients with asthma. Further studies are required to replicate our results and confirm this association. https://doi.org/10.1289/JHP1003.
Authors
- Supreet Batra
- Vikram Jaggi
- Jyothi S. Menon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6398-2513)
- Poornima Prabhakaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3134-7026)
- Preeti Negandhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9315-7079)
- Vansh Maheshwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8723-5843)
Institutions
- Ashoka University (IN)
- Institute of Public Health Bengaluru (IN)
- Centre for Chronic Disease Control (IN)
- Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre (IN)
- Public Health Foundation of India (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health and Pollution
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1289/jhp1003
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94