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dc.contributor.authorOpiyo Ofulla, Ayub Victor
dc.contributor.authorGichere, Samuel K
dc.contributor.authorOlado, Geoffrey O
dc.contributor.authorAbuom, Paul O
dc.contributor.authorAnyona, Douglas N
dc.contributor.authorOthero, Doreen M
dc.contributor.authorMatano, Ally-S
dc.contributor.authorGelder, Frank B
dc.contributor.authorDida, Gabriel O
dc.contributor.authorOuma, Collins
dc.contributor.authorOwuor, Philip O
dc.contributor.authorAmayi, Jairus B
dc.contributor.authorKanangire, Canisius K
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-25T13:33:18Z
dc.date.available2018-01-25T13:33:18Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/286
dc.description.abstractClimate variability has a strong influence on disease prevalence and subsequently on economic wellbeing of the affected households. In this study, six regions were selected and clustered into three groups based on their climatic conditions as follows: areas prone to droughts, floods and those with relatively good weather. Respondents were interviewed and the effects of prevailing climatic conditions on the prevalence of diseases established. Malaria, respiratory tract infection, typhoid, pneumonia and diarrhoea were the major diseases among the Lake Victoria basin residents. The annual disease frequency per household was highest in Budalang'li, a flood prone region; and lowest in Bomet, a region with relatively good weather. The findings reveal the often unseen subtle effects of adverse climatic conditions on economically vulnerable communities in the Lake Victoria basin …en_US
dc.publisherInderscience Publishers (IEL)en_US
dc.titleEffects of regional climate variability on the prevalence of diseases and their economic impacts on households in the Lake Victoria basin of Western Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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