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GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION
卷 5, 期 -, 页码 61-73出版社
CO-ACTION PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v5i0.19063
关键词
climate change; mortality; Matlab
资金
- Australian Internaltional Development Agency (AusAID)
- Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
- Department for International Development, UK (DFID)
- INDEPTH Network
Introduction: While the association of weather and mortality has been well documented for moderate climate zones, little is known about sub-tropical zones, particularly Bangladesh. This study aims to assess the short-term relationship of temperature and rainfall on daily mortality after controlling for seasonality and timetrends. The study used data from Matlab, Bangladesh, where a rigorous health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) has been operational since 1966. Material and methods: Matlab HDSS data on mortality and population for the period 1983-2009 were used. Weather data for the same period were obtained from a nearby government weather station. Time series Poisson regression with cubic spline functions was applied allowing for lagged effects of weather and extreme weather events on mortality, and controlling for time trends and seasonal patterns. Analysis was carried out using R statistical software. Results: Both temperature and rainfall showed strong seasonal patterns, explaining a significant part of mortality in all age groups. After adjusting for seasonality and trend, mortality and temperature show a Ushaped pattern; below a temperature of around 29 degrees C, a decrease in temperature resulted in an increase in mortality, whereas above 29 degrees C, increased temperature resulted in increased mortality. The strongest negative mortality temperature association was observed in the elderly (5.4% increase with every 1 degrees C decrease in temperature at temperatures below 23 degrees C), and the opposite trendwas observed in the age groups 1-4 and 5-19 years old. At aggregate level, the rainfall-mortality association is statistically weak. However in the age group 5-19, a 0.6% increase in mortality per 1 mm additional rainfall was found, at rainfall levels over 100 mm per day. Multivariate analysis showed high mortality risks for women aged 20-59 years of age during cyclone episodes. Discussion: Weather and extreme weather were associated with mortality with differential impacts in age and sex sub-groups. Further studies should investigate these findings more closely and develop policy recommendations targeted at improving public health and protecting population groups susceptible to environmental stressors.
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