Analysis of temperature and humidity on dengue hemorrhagic fever in Manado Municipality.

Gac Sanit

Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia.

Published: January 2022

Objective: The aim research was to analyze the association between temperature and humidity and the incidence of dengue fever in Manado Municipality.

Methods: The research design used analytical descriptive with a cross-sectional survey approach. Data were analyzed using the Spearman rank test.

Result: The highest temperature was in August (28.7°C), the highest humidity was January (88%), and the most DHF incidence was in January (409 cases). There is a significant association between temperature and the prevalence of DHF (p=0.000, r=-0.845). Humidity with the prevalence of DHF (p=0.000, r=0.873).

Conclusion: It was found that two variables had a significant association between temperature and humidity on the prevalence of DHF in Manado Municipality based on observations of patterns of temperature and humidity characteristics every month during 2019.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.07.020DOI Listing

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