Neonates in Ahmedabad, India, during the 2010 Heat Wave: A Climate Change Adaptation Study
Joint Authors
Kakkad, Khyati
Barzaga, Michelle L.
Wallenstein, Sylvan
Azhar, Gulrez Shah
Sheffield, Perry E.
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Health effects from climate change are an international concern with urban areas at particular risk due to urban heat island effects.
The burden of disease on vulnerable populations in non-climate-controlled settings has not been well studied.
This study compared neonatal morbidity in a non-air-conditioned hospital during the 2010 heat wave in Ahmedabad to morbidity in the prior and subsequent years.
The outcome of interest was neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions for heat.
During the months of April, May, and June of 2010, 24 NICU admissions were for heat versus 8 and 4 in 2009 and 2011, respectively.
Both the effect of moving the maternity ward and the effect of high temperatures were statistically significant, controlling for each other.
Above 42 degrees Celsius, each daily maximum temperature increase of a degree was associated with 43% increase in heat-related admissions (95% CI 9.2–88%).
Lower floor location of the maternity ward within hospital which occurred after the 2010 heat wave showed a protective effect.
These findings demonstrate the importance of simple surveillance measures in motivating a hospital policy change for climate change adaptation—here relocating one ward—and the potential increasing health burden of heat in non-climate-controlled institutions on vulnerable populations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kakkad, Khyati& Barzaga, Michelle L.& Wallenstein, Sylvan& Azhar, Gulrez Shah& Sheffield, Perry E.. 2014. Neonates in Ahmedabad, India, during the 2010 Heat Wave: A Climate Change Adaptation Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1040608
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kakkad, Khyati…[et al.]. Neonates in Ahmedabad, India, during the 2010 Heat Wave: A Climate Change Adaptation Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kakkad, Khyati& Barzaga, Michelle L.& Wallenstein, Sylvan& Azhar, Gulrez Shah& Sheffield, Perry E.. Neonates in Ahmedabad, India, during the 2010 Heat Wave: A Climate Change Adaptation Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1040608
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1040608