Assessing the Effect of Extreme Weather on Population Health Using Consumer-Grade Wearables in Rural Burkina Faso: Observational Panel Study

• Main Authors: Mara Koch (Author), Ina Matzke (Author), Sophie Huhn (Author), Ali Sié (Author), Valentin Boudo (Author), Guillaume Compaoré (Author), Martina Anna Maggioni (Author), Aditi Bunker (Author), Till Bärnighausen (Author), Peter Dambach (Author), Sandra Barteit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundExtreme weather, including heat and extreme rainfall, is projected to increase owing to climate change, which can have adverse impacts on human health. In particular, rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa are at risk because of a high burden of climate-sensitive diseases and low adaptive...