Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2011
Vulnerability of newborns to environmental factors: findings from community based surveillance data in Bangladesh.
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- The Effect of High and Low Ambient Temperature on Infant Health: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Secular trend, seasonality and effects of a community-based intervention on neonatal mortality: follow-up of a cluster-randomised trial in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2018Trial
- Awareness of neonatal heat illness: a fatal outcome in a late preterm infant.BMJ case reports · 2025Article
- Narrative Review on Infants' Thermoregulatory Response to Heat.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- How is maternal, newborn, and child health addressed in Heat Health Action Plans? A scoping review and content analysis.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Modelling climate impacts on paediatric sepsis incidence and severity in Bangladesh.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Increasing global temperatures threaten gains in maternal and newborn health in Africa: A review of impacts and an adaptation framework.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2023Review
- Process and outputs from a community codesign workshop on reducing impact of heat exposure on pregnant and postpartum women and newborns in Kilifi, Kenya.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Climate change impacts on the health of South Asian children and women subpopulations - A scoping review.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Vulnerability in maternal, new-born, and child health in low- and middle-income countries: Findings from a scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
- Seasonality of birth outcomes in rural Sarlahi District, Nepal: a population-based prospective cohort.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Article
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Abstract
Infection is the major cause of neonatal deaths. Home born newborns in rural Bangladeshi communities are exposed to environmental factors increasing their vulnerability to a number of disease agents that may compromise their health. The current analysis was conducted to assess the association of very severe disease (VSD) in newborns in rural communities with temperature, rainfall, and humidity. A total of 12,836 newborns from rural Sylhet and Mirzapur communities were assessed by trained community health workers using a sign based algorithm. Records of temperature, humidity, and rainfall were collected from the nearest meteorological stations. Associations between VSD and environmental factors were estimated. Incidence of VSD was found to be associated with higher temperatures (odds ratios: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.08 to 1.21 in Sylhet and 1.06, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.07 in Mirzapur) and heat humidity index (odds ratios: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.08 in Sylhet and, 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.04 in Mirzapur). Four months (June-September) in Sylhet, and six months in Mirzapur (April-September) had higher odds ratios of incidence of VSD as compared to the remainder of the year (odds ratios: 1.72, 95% CI: 1.32 to 2.23 in Sylhet and, 1.62, 95% CI: 1.33 to 1.96 in Mirzapur). Prevention of VSD in neonates can be enhanced if these interactions are considered in health intervention strategies.
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