Daily mean temperature and HFMD: risk assessment and attributable fraction identification in Ningbo China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) remains a significant public health issue, especially in developing countries. Many studies have reported the association between environmental temperature and HFMD. However, the results are highly heterogeneous in different regions. In addition, there are few studies on the attributable risk of HFMD due to temperature.

Objectives

The study aimed to assess the association between temperature and HFMD incidence and to evaluate the attributable burden of HFMD due to temperature in Ningbo China.

Methods

The research used daily incidence of HFMD from 2014 to 2017 and distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) to investigate the effects of daily mean temperature (Tmean) on HFMD incidence from lag 0 to 30 days, after controlling

SUBMITTER: Zhang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8263339 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature