Abstract
Less variation in within-day temperatures is a risk factor for diarrhea hospitalization in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Further research is needed to elucidate the causal pathways and identify the preventive measures necessary to mitigate the impacts of lowering DTRs on diarrhea.
Keywords Diarrhea · Diurnal temperature variation · Percentile · Medicine · Acute diarrhea · Demography · Pediatrics · Internal medicine · Geography · Mathematics
Cite this paper
Farhana Haque, Fiona Lampe, Shakoor Hajat, Katerina Stavrianaki, S. M. Tafsir Hasan, Abu Syed Golam Faruque, Shamim Jubayer, Ilan Kelman, & Tahmeed Ahmed. (2024). Effects of diurnal temperature range on diarrhea in the subtropical megacity of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 17, 100305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100305
Authors and affiliations
Farhana Haque
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
ORCID 0000-0002-4308-2857Fiona Lampe
University College London
ORCID 0000-0001-6851-5471Shakoor Hajat
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
ORCID 0000-0002-3086-362XKaterina Stavrianaki
Royal Statistical Society
ORCID 0000-0001-9413-1842S. M. Tafsir Hasan
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
ORCID 0000-0002-6062-4072Abu Syed Golam Faruque
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
ORCID 0000-0001-8343-4653National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute
ORCID 0000-0002-8595-1993Ilan Kelman
University of Agder
ORCID 0000-0002-4191-6969Tahmeed Ahmed
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
ORCID 0000-0002-4607-7439