Socioeconomic inequalities and ambient air pollution exposure in school-aged children living in an affluent society: an analysis on individual and aggregated data in Belgium
Low neighborhood income was significantly associated with higher levels of air pollution, while parental education level was not significantly associated. Children from parents with a low education and low income were exposed to the highest levels of air pollution.
Authors
- Ana Inês Silva
- Wouter Lefebvre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3277-3118)
- Charlotte Vanpoucke
- Esmée M. Bijnens
- Ilonca Vaartjes
- Tim S. Nawrot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3583-3593)
- Erik J. Timmermans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3414-7196)
- Nelly D. Saenen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3226-089X)
- Tehreem Mustansar
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Belgian Development Agency (BE)
- Flemish Institute for Technological Research (BE)
- Hasselt University (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health & Place
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103473
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
- H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions