Meteorological factors association with under-five children diarrhea incidence in central Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia. A time series study.

IF 1.6 Q2 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Gelila Yitageasu, Hailemariam Feleke, Zewudu Andualem, Lidetu Demoze, Kidist Asrat, Zemichael Gizaw
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Abstract

Background: Under 5 children diarrhea has been one of the major public health concerns in countries with limited resources such as Ethiopia. Understanding the association between under-5 diarrhea and meteorological factors will contribute to safeguarding children from adverse health effects through early warning mechanisms. Thus, this study aimed to explore the association between under-5 diarrhea and meteorological factors to reduce health risks.

Methods: A time-series ecological study was used to explore the association between meteorological factors and under-5 diarrhea incidence. Spearman's correlation was computed to test the correlation and a negative binomial regression model was fitted to determine the associations of meteorological factors with under-5 diarrhea incidence. The multicollinearity was checked using the variance inflation factor (VIF) before the multivariable regression analysis and the value was 5. aIRRs with 95% CIs and a significance level of 0.05 were used for all the statistical tests. Statistical analyses were conducted using STATA 14.2 software.

Results: The highest under-5 diarrhea incidence morbidities was 180.9 per 1000 per year for under-five children. This study revealed a positive and negative correlation between the count of under-5 diarrhea and average monthly temperature and rainfall at 0 and 2 lag months with RRs of 1.0209 (95% CI: 1.0034-1.0387), RR 1.0202(95% CI:1.0022-1.0385), RR 0.999(95% CI:0.9985-0.9996), and RR 0.9992(95% CI:0.9987-0.9997) respectively.

Conclusion: There was an association between under 5 diarrhea incidence and meteorological factors in the Central Gondar Zone. The mean monthly temperature and rainfall were positively and negatively related to the incidence of diarrhea in children under 5 years old. The results showed that the observed association between meteorological factors and under-5 diarrhea incidence could be used as evidence for the use of early warning systems for the prevention of childhood diarrhea.

气象因素与埃塞俄比亚西北部贡达尔中部地区五岁以下儿童腹泻发病率的关系。时间序列研究。
背景:在埃塞俄比亚等资源有限的国家,5岁以下儿童腹泻一直是主要的公共卫生问题之一。了解5岁以下儿童腹泻与气象因素之间的关系将有助于通过早期预警机制保护儿童免受不利的健康影响。因此,本研究旨在探讨5岁以下儿童腹泻与气象因素的关系,以降低健康风险。方法:采用时间序列生态学研究方法,探讨气象因素与5岁以下儿童腹泻发病的关系。计算Spearman相关检验相关性,拟合负二项回归模型确定气象因素与5岁以下儿童腹泻发病率的相关性。在多变量回归分析前,用方差膨胀因子(VIF)检验多重共线性,其值为5。所有的airr均采用95% ci,显著性水平为0.05。采用STATA 14.2软件进行统计学分析。结果:5岁以下儿童腹泻发病率最高为180.9 / 1000 /年。本研究发现,5岁以下儿童腹泻数与0、2个滞后月的月平均气温和降雨量呈正相关和负相关,相对危险度分别为1.0209 (95% CI: 1.0034 ~ 1.0387)、1.0202(95% CI:1.0022 ~ 1.0385)、0.999(95% CI:0.9985 ~ 0.9996)和0.9992(95% CI:0.9987 ~ 0.9997)。结论:冈达尔中部地区5岁以下儿童腹泻发病率与气象因素有关。月平均气温和月平均降雨量与5岁以下儿童腹泻发病率呈正相关和负相关。结果表明,观测到的气象因素与5岁以下儿童腹泻发病率之间的关联可作为使用早期预警系统预防儿童腹泻的依据。
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