@article{fdi:010085349,
  title = {{H}eat waves and health risks in the northern part of {S}enegal : analysing the distribution of temperature-related diseases and associated risk factors},
  author = {{S}y, {I}. and {C}isse, {B}. and {N}dao, {B}. and {T}oure, {M}. and {D}iouf, {A}. {A}. and {S}arr, {M}. {A}. and {N}diaye, {O}. and {N}diaye, {Y}. and {B}adiane, {D}. and {L}alou, {R}ichard and {J}anicot, {S}erge and {N}dione, {J}. {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {S}ahelian zone of {S}enegal experienced heat waves in the previous decades, such as 2013, 2016 and 2018 that were characterised by temperatures exceeding 45 degrees {C} for up to 3 successive days. {T}he health impacts of these heat waves are not yet analysed in {S}enegal although their negative effects have been shown in many countries. {T}his study analyses the health impacts of observed extreme temperatures in the {S}ahelian zone of the country, focusing on morbidity and mortality by combining data from station observation, climate model projections, and household survey to investigate heat wave detection, occurrence of climate-sensitive diseases and risk factors for exposure. {T}o do this, a set of climatic (temperatures) and health (morbidity, mortality) data were collected for the months of {A}pril, {M}ay and {J}une from 2009 to 2019. {T}hese data have been completed with 1246 households' surveys on risk factor exposure. {S}tatistical methods were used to carry out univariate and bivariate analyses while cartographic techniques allowed mapping of the main climatic and health indicators. {T}he results show an increase in temperatures compared to seasonal normal for the 1971-2000 reference period with threshold exceedances of the 90th percentiles (42 degrees {C}) for the maxima and (27 degrees {C}) the minima and higher temperatures during the months of {M}ay and {J}une. {F}rom health perspective, it was noted an increase in cases of consultation in health facilities as well as a rise in declared morbidity by households especially in the departments of {K}anel (17.7%), {R}anerou (16.1 %), {M}atam (13.7%) and {B}akel (13.7%). {T}he heat waves of {M}ay 2013 were also associated with cases of death with a reported mortality (observed by medical staff) of 12.4% unequally distributed according to the departments with a higher number of deaths in {M}atam (25, 2%) and in {B}akel (23.5%) than in {P}odor (8.4%) and {K}anel (0.8%). {T}he morbidity and mortality distribution according to gender shows that women (57%) were more affected than men (43%). {T}hese health risks have been associated with a number of factors including age, access to drinkable water, type of fuel, type of housing and construction materials, existence of fan and an air conditioner, and health history.{T}he heat wave recurrence has led to a frequency in certain diseases sensitive to rising temperatures, which is increasingly a public health issue in the {S}ahelian zone of {S}enegal.},
  keywords = {{C}limate ; {T}emperature ; {H}eat waves ; {D}iseases ; {H}ealth risks ; {S}enegal ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {S}cience and {P}ollution {R}esearch},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[13 p.]},
  ISSN = {0944-1344},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11356-022-21205-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085349},
}