Epidemiology of floods in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of health outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Floods have affected 2.3 billion people worldwide in the last 20 years, and are associated with a wide range of negative health outcomes. Climate change is projected to increase the number of people exposed to floods due to more variable precipitation and rising sea levels. Vulnerability to floods is highly dependent on economic wellbeing and other societal factors. Therefore, this systematic review synthesizes the evidence on health effects of flood exposure among the population of sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We systematically searched two databases, Web of Science and PubMed, to find published articles. We included studies that (1) were published in English from 2010 onwards, (2) presented associations between flood exposure and health indicators, (3) focused on

SUBMITTER: Suhr F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830087 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature