Journal article
Climate Change and Infectious Diseases: Evidence from Highly Vulnerable Countries
Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol.48(12), pp.2187-2195
2019
Abstract
Background: Climate change is an alarming challenge for humanity at large due to its mediating role in emergence and spread of infectious diseases like cholera and malaria. This study was conducted to examine the effect of climate change and some socio-economic factors on incidence of infectious diseases. Methods: We used country level panel data over the 1990-2017 period using panel ARDL-PMG technique on highly affected countries from climate change. Results: There is a long run co-integrating relationship among climate change, socio-economic factors and prevalence of infectious diseases. Climate change, as measured by the temperature, is contributing to the spread of infectious diseases. Conclusion.: This is the first study giving evidence of the impact of climate change on incidence of infectious diseases as can be seen from highly vulnerable countries to climate change. It is recommended to improve the level of education along with public health and town planning to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases.
Details
- Title
- Climate Change and Infectious Diseases: Evidence from Highly Vulnerable Countries
- Authors
- Asim Anwar (Author) - COMSATS University Islamabad, PakistanSajid Anwar (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of BusinessMuhammad Ayub (Author) - COMSATS University Islamabad, PakistanFaisal Nawaz (Author) - COMSATS University Islamabad, PakistanShabir Hyder (Author) - COMSATS University Islamabad, PakistanNoman Khan (Author) - COMSATS University Islamabad, PakistanImran Malik (Author) - COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
- Publication details
- Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol.48(12), pp.2187-2195
- Publisher
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Date published
- 2019
- ISSN
- 2251-6085; 2251-6085
- Copyright note
- Copyright ©. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450832302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
- Research Statement
- false
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