SynthesisInternational journal of biometeorology2019
Sociodemographic, climatic variability and lower respiratory tract infections: a systematic literature review.
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries, particularly for children and elderly. The main objective of this review paper is to review the epidemiological evidence about the effects of sociodemographic and climatic variability on pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections. A detailed literature search was conducted in PubMed and Scopus following PRISMA guidelines. The articles, which considered the effect of only climatic or both climatic and sociodemographic factors on pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections, included in this review. A total thirty-four relevant articles were reviewed. Of 34 studies, only 14 articles (41%) examined the joint effects of sociodemographic and climate factors on pneumonia and other lower respiratory infections while most of them (59%) assessed climate factors separately. Among these fourteen, only three articles (8.8%) considered detailed sociodemographic factors. All of the reviewed articles suggested different degrees of positive or negative relationship of temperature with pneumonia or other lower respiratory tract infections. Fifteen (44%) articles suggested an association with relative humidity and 13 (38%) with rainfall. Only 3 articles (8.8%) found a relationship with wind speed. Three articles (8.8%) considered other risk factors such as particulate matter 2.5 (PM
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