Effects of Climatic Factors on Diarrheal Diseases among Children below 5 Years of Age at National and Subnational Levels in Nepal: An Ecological Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
Study Sites
2.2. Data Sources
2.2.1. Hydrometeorological Data
2.2.2. Outcome Variable
2.3. Statistical Analysis
2.4. Statistical Modeling
3. Results
3.1. District Level (Monthly) Climatic and Diarrhea Disease Incidence Rate
3.2. Diarrheal Incidence in Under-Five Children by Eco-Development Regions
3.3. Effects of Temperature
3.4. Effects of Rainfall
3.5. Effects of Relative Humidity
3.6. Seasonal Effects
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dhimal, M.; Bhandari, D.; Karki, K.B.; Shrestha, S.L.; Khanal, M.; Shrestha, R.R.P.; Dahal, S.; Bista, B.; Ebi, K.L.; Cissé, G.; et al. Effects of Climatic Factors on Diarrheal Diseases among Children below 5 Years of Age at National and Subnational Levels in Nepal: An Ecological Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6138. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106138
Dhimal M, Bhandari D, Karki KB, Shrestha SL, Khanal M, Shrestha RRP, Dahal S, Bista B, Ebi KL, Cissé G, et al. Effects of Climatic Factors on Diarrheal Diseases among Children below 5 Years of Age at National and Subnational Levels in Nepal: An Ecological Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(10):6138. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106138
Chicago/Turabian StyleDhimal, Meghnath, Dinesh Bhandari, Khem B. Karki, Srijan Lal Shrestha, Mukti Khanal, Raja Ram Pote Shrestha, Sushma Dahal, Bihungum Bista, Kristie L. Ebi, Guéladio Cissé, and et al. 2022. "Effects of Climatic Factors on Diarrheal Diseases among Children below 5 Years of Age at National and Subnational Levels in Nepal: An Ecological Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 10: 6138. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106138