Heat Exposure among Adult Women in Rural Tamil Nadu, India.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to heat is associated with a substantial burden of disease and is an emerging issue in the context of climate change. Heat is of particular concern in India, which is one of the world's hottest countries and also most populous, where relatively little is known about personal heat exposure, particularly in rural areas. Here, we leverage data collected as part of a randomized controlled trial to describe personal temperature exposures of adult women (40-79 years of age) in rural Tamil Nadu. We also characterize measurement error in heat exposure assessment by comparing personal exposure measurements to the nearest ambient monitoring stations and to commonly used modeled temperature data products. We find that temperatures differ across individuals in the same area on the same day, s

SUBMITTER: Deshpande A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10785747 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature