Accessing the Impact of climate variability on Public Health in Rural Bangladesh: A Mixed Study in Patuakhali District
Keywords:
Climate variability, Coastal village, Public health, BangladeshAbstract
This study planned to evaluate the existing adverse impact of climate change on public health in Kalapara Upazila. For this purpose, the Najibpur ward of Mohipur union was selected randomly from Kalapara Upazila under the Patuakhali district. Fifty respondents were selected following a systematic sampling technique. The necessary data was collected by conducting the questionnaire survey. In addition, five in-depth interviews were conducted to collect qualitative data. Finally, the collected data were presented and analyzed through producing percentile results, cross table and significance test. The study findings showed that most of the people addressed that members of their families are affected by almost every seasonal changes by the adverse impact of climate change. In the study area, natural disaster is a recurrent event that discontinuous their traditional living activities by destroying peoples crops, fisheries and other native occupations. Such incessant and adverse climatic impacts forcing people belong to the unexpected impoverished and filthy health conditions. A mixed method strategy was followed to conduct the study. The duration of the study was January 2024 to February 2024. This study results showed temperature change directly or indirectly contributes to physical and psychological states among the study community. At the end, a few recommendations provided that may help to resolve the climate related filthy health conditions and to improve national policy.
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