Analysis of temperature and humidity on dengue hemorrhagic fever in Manado Municipality

Autor: Tyrsa C.N. Monintja, A.Arsunan Arsin, Ridwan Amiruddin, Muhammad Syafar
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Gaceta Sanitaria, Vol 35, Iss , Pp S330-S333 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0213-9111
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.07.020
Popis: Objective: The aim research was to analyze the association between temperature and humidity and the incidence of dengue fever in Manado Municipality. Methods: The research design used analytical descriptive with a cross-sectional survey approach. Data were analyzed using the Spearman rank test. Result: The highest temperature was in August (28.7 °C), the highest humidity was January (88%), and the most DHF incidence was in January (409 cases). There is a significant association between temperature and the prevalence of DHF (p = 0.000, r = −0.845). Humidity with the prevalence of DHF (p = 0.000, r = 0.873). Conclusion: It was found that two variables had a significant association between temperature and humidity on the prevalence of DHF in Manado Municipality based on observations of patterns of temperature and humidity characteristics every month during 2019.
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