Scoping review of climate change and health research in the Philippines: a complementary tool in research agenda-setting
The impacts of climate change on human health have been observed and projected in the Philippines as vector-borne and heat-related diseases have and continue to increase. As a response, the Philippine government has given priority to climate change and health as one of the main research funding topi...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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23 July 2019
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International journal of environmental research and public health
Year: 2019, Volume: 16, Issue: 14, Pages: 1-15 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph16142624 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142624 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/14/2624 
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| Author Notes: | Paul Lester Chua, Miguel Manuel Dorotan, Jemar Anne Sigua, Rafael Deo Estanislao, Masahiro Hashizume and Miguel Antonio Salazar |
| Summary: | The impacts of climate change on human health have been observed and projected in the Philippines as vector-borne and heat-related diseases have and continue to increase. As a response, the Philippine government has given priority to climate change and health as one of the main research funding topics. To guide in identifying more specific research topics, a scoping review was done to complement the agenda-setting process by mapping out the extent of climate change and health research done in the country. Research articles and grey literature published from 1980 to 2017 were searched from online databases and search engines, and a total of 34 quantitative studies were selected. Fifty-three percent of the health topics studied were about mosquito-borne diseases, particularly dengue fever. Seventy-nine percent of the studies reported evidence of positive associations between climate factors and health outcomes. Recommended broad research themes for funding were health vulnerability, health adaptation, and co-benefits. Other notable recommendations were the development of open data and reproducible modeling schemes. In conclusion, the scoping review was useful in providing a background for research agenda-setting; however, additional analyses or consultations should be complementary for added depth. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 06.12.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph16142624 |