| IRS | Indoor residual spraying |
| LMICs | Low-income and middle-income countries |
| ETS | Environmental Tobacco Smoke |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| SA | South Africa |
| ISAAC | International Study of Childhood Asthma and Allergies in Children |
| UNIVEN | University of Venda |
| DHET | Department of Higher Education and training |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| REDCap | Research Electronic Data Capture |