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dc.contributor.authorHaque, Farhana
dc.contributor.authorLampe, Fiona C.
dc.contributor.authorHajat, Shakoor
dc.contributor.authorStavrianaki, Katerina
dc.contributor.authorHasan, S M Tafsir
dc.contributor.authorFaruque, Abu S G
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Tahmeed
dc.contributor.authorJubayer, Shamim
dc.contributor.authorKelman, Ilan
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-29T09:01:11Z
dc.date.available2024-10-29T09:01:11Z
dc.date.created2024-10-27T13:08:44Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationHaque, F., Lampe, F. C., Hajat, S., Stavrianaki, K., Hasan, S. M. T., Faruque, A. S. G., Ahmed, T., Jubayer, S. & Kelman, I.( 2024). Is heat wave a predictor of diarrhoea in Dhaka, Bangladesh? A time-series analysis in a South Asian tropical monsoon climate. PLOS Global Public Health, 4 (9).en_US
dc.identifier.issn2767-3375
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3161228
dc.description.abstractWhile numerous studies have assessed the association between temperature and diarrhoea in various locations, evidence of relationship between heat wave and diarrhoea is scarce. We defined elevated daily mean and maximum temperature over the 95th and 99th percentiles lasting for at least one day between March to October 1981–2010 as TAV95 and TAV99 and D95 and D99 heat wave, respectively. We investigated the association between heat wave and daily counts of hospitalisations for all-cause diarrhoea in Dhaka, Bangladesh using time series regression analysis employing constrained distributed lag-linear models. Effects were assessed for all ages and children aged under 5 years of age. Diarrhoea hospitalisation increased by 6.7% (95% CI: 4.6%– 8.9%), 8.3% (3.7–13.1), 7.0 (4.8–9.3) and 7.4 (3.1–11.9) in all ages on a TAV95, TAV99, D95 and D99 heat wave day, respectively. These effects were more pronounced for under-5 children with an increase of 13.9% (95% CI: 8.3–19.9), 24.2% (11.3–38.7), 17.0 (11.0–23.5) and 19.5 (7.7–32.6) in diarrhoea hospitalisations on a TAV95, TAV99, D95 and D99 heat wave day, respectively. At lags of 3 days, we noticed a negative association indicating a ‘harvesting’ effect. Our findings suggest that heat wave was a significant risk factor for diarrhoea hospitalisation in Dhaka. Further research is needed to elucidate the causal pathways and identify the preventive measures necessary to mitigate the impacts of heat waves on diarrhoea. Given that no heat wave definitions exist for Dhaka, these results may help to define heat waves for Dhaka and trigger public health interventions including heat alerts to prevent heat-related morbidity in Dhaka, Bangladesh.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science (PLOS)en_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleIs heat wave a predictor of diarrhoea in Dhaka, Bangladesh? A time-series analysis in a South Asian tropical monsoon climateen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en_US
dc.source.volume4en_US
dc.source.journalPLOS Global Public Healthen_US
dc.source.issue9en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003629
dc.identifier.cristin2315096
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