Economic Analysis of Climate Variability Impact on Malaria Prevalence: The Case of Ghana

Sustainability

Wisdom Akpalu¹ 

[1] Farmingdale State College, State University of New York, 2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA

关键词: malaria prevalence;    climate change;    granger-causality;    maximum entropy;    Ghana;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su5104362

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

A number of studies exist on the relationship between climatic factors and malaria prevalence. However, due to scarcity of data, most of the studies are based on biophysical experiments and do not control for socioeconomic covariates. This research, which uses data on Ghana, contributes to the thin literature that addresses this limitation. We found that humidity and rainfall predict malaria prevalence. Furthermore, our results suggest that malaria prevalence increases with rainfall, the proportion of middle income households, and the proportion of households with no formal education. The corresponding elasticity coefficients are 0.67, 0.12 and 0.66, respectively. Significant differences in the prevalence rate have also been observed across regions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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