The threaten of typhoons to the health of residents in inland areas: a study on the vulnerability of residents to death risk during typhoon "Lekima"

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Authors: Ma, Yiwen, Zhang, Xianhui, Zhang, Yingjian, Du, Jipei, Chu, Nan, Wei, Jinli, Cui, Liangliang, Zhou, Chengchao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 26.02.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adults; At risk populations; China; Climate change; Coastal zone; Coasts; Death; Disaster victims; Disasters; Disease; Emergency medical care; Emergency preparedness; Emergency response; Environmental aspects; Fatalities; Females; Generalized linear models; Health aspects; Inland typhoon; Mortality; Older people; Pollutants; Population; Populations; Psychological aspects; Rain; Risk; Social aspects; Time-stratified case-crossover; Trends; Typhoons; Vulnerability; China; Shandong China

Background Studies had suggested increased risk of death of residents was associated with typhoons, particularly coastal regions. However, these findings ignored the impact of inland typhoons on the health of residents, especially the indirect death risk caused by typhoons. This study aimed to inves...