The association between extreme temperature and pulmonary tuberculosis in Shandong Province, China, 2005-2016: a mixed method evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of extreme temperature on infectious diseases are complex and far-reaching. There are few studies to access the relationship of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) with extreme temperature. The study aimed to identify whether there was association between extreme temperature and the reported morbidity of PTB in Shandong Province, China, from 2005 to 2016.

Methods

A generalized additive model (GAM) was firstly conducted to evaluate the relationship between daily reported incidence rate of PTB and extreme temperature events in the prefecture-level cities. Then, the effect estimates were pooled using meta-analysis at the provincial level. The fixed-effect model or random-effect model was selected based on the result of heterogeneity test.

Results

Among th

SUBMITTER: Chen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8088045 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature