Impact of ambient air temperature on human health in India
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Harshal R. Salve
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Raghavan Parthasarathy
Abstract
A systematic search was carried out in the databases of Pubmed, Indmed and Mausam for articles on the effect of ambient temperature on health. Relevant data were extracted using a standard data abstraction form by two authors independently. The overall effects of ambient air temperature are reported as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) on mortality. Of 812 records identified, only seven were included in the final review as per pre-defined criteria. An increase in the all-cause mortality rate of 41% are reported during a heat wave in India. Risk ratios for all-cause mortality was in the range of 1.7–2.1. The dose-response relationship of ambient temperature and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular diseases are been reported. Current evidence on the effect of ambient temperature and health is sufficient to initiate an integrated response from policy makers, climate scientists and public health practitioners in India. Continued advocacy and generation of more robust evidence is needed.
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Conflict of interest: Authors state no conflict of interest.
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Ethical approval: The conducted research is not related to either human or animal use.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Risk factors for poor health in indigenous communities
- Review Articles
- Emerging public health threat of e-waste management: global and Indian perspective
- Exposure to persistent organic pollutants: impact on women’s health
- Review of built and natural environment stressors impacting American-Indian/Alaska-Native children
- Plastic waste as a significant threat to environment – a systematic literature review
- Demographic, socio-economic and behavior as risk factors of tuberculosis in Malaysia: a systematic review of the literature
- Application of lactic acid derived from food waste on pathogen inactivation in fecal sludge: a review on the alternative use of food waste
- Mini Reviews
- Impact of ambient air temperature on human health in India
- Influence of climate and environmental change in Nigeria: a review on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
- Letter to the Editor
- Letter to the Editor concerning the paper “A novel database of bio-effects from non-ionizing radiation”
