The association of weather variability and under five malaria mortality in KEMRI/CDC HDSS in western Kenya 2003 to 2008: A time series analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1983-1997

  Sewe, Maquins ^a,b   Rocklöv, Joacim ^b   Williamson, John ^c   Hamel, Mary ^c   Nyaguara, Amek ^a   Odhiambo, Frank ^a   Laserson, Kayla ^c  

^a KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research   (Kenya)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

General additive model; KEMRI CDC HDSS; Kenya; Lag; Malaria mortality; Rainfall; Temperature

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MALARIA; MORTALITY; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH SURVEY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTOR;

KENYA;

ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

EID: 84922496040     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120201983     Document Type: Article

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