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Interaction between climatic, environmental, and demographic factors on cholera outbreaks in Kenya

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Title
Interaction between climatic, environmental, and demographic factors on cholera outbreaks in Kenya
Published in
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, October 2014
DOI 10.1186/2049-9957-3-37
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James D Stoltzfus, Jane Y Carter, Muge Akpinar-Elci, Martin Matu, Victoria Kimotho, Mark J Giganti, Daniel Langat, Omur Cinar Elci

Abstract

Cholera remains an important public health concern in developing countries including Kenya where 11,769 cases and 274 deaths were reported in 2009 according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This ecological study investigates the impact of various climatic, environmental, and demographic variables on the spatial distribution of cholera cases in Kenya.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Bangladesh 1 <1%
Kenya 1 <1%
Unknown 120 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 32 26%
Researcher 14 11%
Student > Bachelor 13 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 10%
Student > Postgraduate 5 4%
Other 15 12%
Unknown 34 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 24 19%
Nursing and Health Professions 12 10%
Environmental Science 12 10%
Engineering 8 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 6%
Other 24 19%
Unknown 37 30%