Publications by authors named "Jesse K Anttila-Hughes"
The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a principal component of global climate variability known to influence a host of social and economic outcomes, but its systematic effects on human health remain poorly understood. We estimate ENSO's association with child nutrition at global scale by combining variation in ENSO intensity from 1986-2018 with children's height and weight from 186 surveys conducted in 51 teleconnected countries, containing 48% of the world's under-5 population. Warmer El Niño conditions predict worse child undernutrition in most of the developing world, but better outcomes in the small number of areas where precipitation is positively affected by warmer ENSO.
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- Weak reporting systems and lack of vital statistics hinder our ability to track malaria health impacts, making it challenging to allocate resources effectively.
- A newly developed Malaria Ecology Index (MEI) uses climate and ecological data to estimate malaria transmission strength, showing a strong correlation between the MEI and malaria risk among children in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Coverage of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) significantly mitigates the risks associated with adverse ecological conditions, highlighting the importance of these interventions in reducing malaria burden.