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

Tyrsa C N Monintja; A Arsunan Arsin; Ridwan Amiruddin; Muhammad Syafar

doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.07.020

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

Gac Sanit. 2021:35 Suppl 2:S330-S333. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.07.020.

Authors

Tyrsa C N Monintja¹, A Arsunan Arsin², Ridwan Amiruddin², Muhammad Syafar³

Affiliations

¹ Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia. Electronic address: tyrsamonintja.fkunsrat@gmail.com.
² Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia.
³ Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia.

PMID: 34929845
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.07.020

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Air temperature; Humidity; Prevalence of dengue fever.

MeSH terms

Cities
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Humidity
Severe Dengue* / epidemiology
Temperature