Table 3.
The screening results for climate change-sensitive disease using RS indicator in Anhui province.
| Diseases | Monthly Average Temperature | Monthly Accumulated Precipitation | Monthly Average Absolute Humidity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Counties | Counties with RS ≠ 0 * (Proportion) | Effective Counties | Counties with RS ≠ 0 * (Proportion) | Effective Counties | Counties with RS ≠ 0 * (Proportion) | |
| Dysentery | 77 | 35 (45%) | 77 | 51 (66%) | 77 | 73 (95%) |
| Hand, foot and mouth | 76 | 48 (63%) | 76 | 33 (43%) | 76 | 72 (95%) |
| Hepatitis A | 69 | 33 (48%) | 68 | 40 (59%) | 68 | 37 (54%) |
| Malaria | 36 | 21 (59%) | 36 | 10 (28%) | 36 | 30 (83%) |
| Influenza | 29 | 20 (69%) | 29 | 10 (34%) | 29 | 18 (62%) |
| Typhoid fever | 16 | 10 (63%) | 15 | 9 (60%) | 16 | 10 (63%) |
| Hemorrhagic fever | 10 | 1 (10%) | 10 | 2 (20%) | 10 | 6 (60%) |
| Meningitis | 8 | 4(50%) | 8 | 3 (38%) | 8 | 7 (88%) |
| Schistosomiasis | 9 | 6 (67%) | 7 | 4 (57%) | 9 | 5 (56%) |
* p-value is less than 0.05.