Meteorological Conditions and Malaria Cases—Study in the Context of Meghalaya

Strong P. Marbaniang () and Laishram Ladusingh
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Strong P. Marbaniang: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Laishram Ladusingh: (IIPS)

Chapter Chapter 21 in Issues on Health and Healthcare in India, 2018, pp 379-393 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Climatic conditions play a crucial role in the transmission of malaria parasites. The aim of this study was to determine the association between meteorological conditions and cases of malaria and understand the district-wise prevalence of malaria in Meghalaya. The monthly total malaria cases and the monthly meteorological data (temperature and rainfall) were collected for the years 2011–2013. Multiple linear regressions were used to test the association between the Malaria Incidence Rate (MIR) and the monthly average temperature and monthly rainfall. All the data were entered and analyzed using the STATA 12 software. To study the prevalence of malaria in the different districts of Meghalaya, we calculated the District Malaria Prevalence Rate (DMPR) for all the districts and compared the data. The results from the data demonstrate that average temperature has a significant positive association (coeff. 0.2, p

Keywords: Malaria incidence rate; District malaria prevalence rate; Meteorological conditions; Multiple linear regressions; Meghalaya (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6104-2_21

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