中学生以下の
子ども
1万人のうち
およそ8％が、
生活用品の
人工的な
香りで
体調不良に
なるいわゆる「
香害」を
経験したことが
あるとする
調査報告を、
国内の
学会の
研究チームがまとめました。
A research team from a domestic academic society has compiled a survey report stating that about 8% of children in junior high school or younger, out of every 10,000, have experienced so-called fragrance pollution, in which artificial scents from daily necessities cause them to feel unwell.
この調査は、柔軟剤や合成洗剤といった生活用品の人工的な香りが子どもに与える影響を調べようと、日本臨床環境医学会と室内環境学会の研究者たちのチームが実施し、9つの都道県に住む中学生以下の子どもおよそ1万人について、保護者に聞きました。
This survey was conducted by a team of researchers from the Japanese Society of Clinical Environmental Medicine and the Society of Indoor Environment, aiming to investigate the effects of artificial fragrances from household products such as fabric softeners and synthetic detergents on children. They asked the guardians of approximately 10,000 children of junior high school age or younger living in nine prefectures.
調査では、「香害」と言われる人工的な香りによる体調不良を経験したことがあるか質問したところ、「ある」という回答は全体の8。In the survey, when asked whether they had ever experienced health problems caused by artificial fragrances, known as scent harassment, 8% of all respondents answered yes.
It was 856 people, which is equivalent to 3%.
症状としては、吐き気や頭痛などを経験したという子どもが多かったということです。
Many children reportedly experienced symptoms such as nausea and headaches.
また、経験があると回答した割合は、
▽未就学児で2。Additionally, the percentage of respondents who answered that they have experience is 2% for preschool children.
▽小学生で8。1% ▽ 8 in elementary school
▽中学生で12。9% ▽ 12 in junior high school
学年が上がるにつれて多くなる傾向がみられたということです。
It was found that the percentage increased to 9%, showing a tendency to rise as the grade level goes up.
さらに、どこで経験したか質問したところ、「園や学校」という答えが最も多く、香りが原因で登園や登校を嫌がるケースもあったということです。
Furthermore, when asked where they had experienced it, the most common answer was at daycare or school, and there were also cases where children were reluctant to go to daycare or school because of the smell.
調査にあたっている新潟県立看護大学の永吉雅人准教授は「実際に苦しんでいる子どもがいるということが明らかになった。
Associate Professor Masato Nagayoshi of Niigata College of Nursing, who is conducting the survey, said, It has become clear that there are children who are actually suffering.
を
通じて
香害について
多くの
人に
知ってもらい、
自分事として
考えてもらう
きっかけにしたい」と
話していました。
I want this survey to help many people learn about fragrance pollution and to get them to start thinking of it as a personal issue, they said.
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