Abstract
Spatial and demographic patterns of climate related diseases among hospitalized children in parts of Southwest Nigeria
Highlights
Climate change affects diverse physical and biological systems worldwide with population health being one of the most threatened
One in five deaths around the world each year occurs in children under age five (World Health Organization, 2008), with lower respiratory tract infections, diarrhoea, and malaria responsible for more than 50% of the deaths (Pruss-Ustan & Corvalan, 2007)
Respiratory diseases, diarrhoea and malaria, are environmental related diseases that are exacerbated by climate change
Summary
Climate change affects diverse physical and biological systems worldwide with population health being one of the most threatened. Many developing countries experience a disproportionate share of the effects (Hanna & Oliva, 2016; Campbell-Lendrum et al, 2015; World Health Organization, 2014). This is mostly due to the fact that developing countries often have limited social safety nets, are characterized by widespread poverty, have fragile health care systems and weak governmental institutions that make it harder for them to adapt or respond to climate change (Hanna & Oliva, 2016). Children in developing countries are burdened by the health effects of climate change
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