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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.06.010
	Linking climate change and health outcomes: Examining the relationship between temperature, precipitation and birth weight in Africa
	Grace K.; Davenport F.; Hanson H.; Funk C.; Shukla S.
发表日期	2015
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	35
英文摘要	This paper examined the relationship between birth weight, precipitation, and temperature in 19 African countries. We matched recorded birth weights from Demographic and Health Surveys covering 1986 through 2010 with gridded monthly precipitation and temperature data derived from satellite and ground-based weather stations. Observed weather patterns during various stages of pregnancy were also used to examine the effect of temperature and precipitation on birth weight outcomes. In our empirical model we allowed the effect of weather factors to vary by the dominant food production strategy (livelihood zone) in a given region as well as by household wealth, mother's education and birth season. This allowed us to determine if certain populations are more or less vulnerable to unexpected weather changes after adjusting for known covariates. Finally we measured effect size by observing differences in birth weight outcomes in women who have one low birth weight experience and at least one healthy birth weight baby. The results indicated that climate does indeed impact birth weight and at a level comparable, in some cases, to the impact of increasing women's education or household electricity status. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Africa; Agriculture; Climate; Health
学科领域	body mass; climate change; demography; empirical analysis; food production; health impact; health survey; precipitation (climatology); pregnancy; satellite data; socioeconomic conditions; spatiotemporal analysis; temperature; weather station; weight; Africa
语种	英语
scopus关键词	body mass; climate change; demography; empirical analysis; food production; health impact; health survey; precipitation (climatology); pregnancy; satellite data; socioeconomic conditions; spatiotemporal analysis; temperature; weather station; weight; Africa
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117456
作者单位	Department of Geography, University of Utah, United States; Climate Hazards Group, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States; Family and Preventative Medicine, University of Utah, United States; US Geological Survey (USGS), United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Grace K.,Davenport F.,Hanson H.,et al. Linking climate change and health outcomes: Examining the relationship between temperature, precipitation and birth weight in Africa[J],2015,35.
APA	Grace K.,Davenport F.,Hanson H.,Funk C.,&Shukla S..(2015).Linking climate change and health outcomes: Examining the relationship between temperature, precipitation and birth weight in Africa.Global Environmental Change,35.
MLA	Grace K.,et al."Linking climate change and health outcomes: Examining the relationship between temperature, precipitation and birth weight in Africa".Global Environmental Change 35(2015).