Spatio-temporal patterns of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in relation to drinking water salinity at the district level in Bangladesh from 2016 to 2018
Document Type
Article (peer-reviewed)
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
This analysis examines whether salinity in drinking water is associated with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E), a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Bangladesh’s national health information system data were extracted at the district level (n = 64) to assess PE/E rates, and these were overlaid with three environmental measures approximating drinking water salinity, remotely sensed low-elevation coastal zone (LECZ), monthly rainfall data, and electrical conductivity of groundwater (i.e., water salinity). Results from a negative binomial fixed effects model suggest PE/E rates are higher with less rainfall (dry season), lower population density, and that district level rates of PE/E increase with higher groundwater salinity and in the high risk LECZ category closest to the coast. Results suggest that drinking water salinity may be associated with PE/E and that using national health surveillance data can improve understanding of this association. This approach can potentially be leveraged in the future to inform targeted interventions to high risk regions and times.
DOI
10.1007/s11111-019-00331-8
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Pinchoff, Jessie, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Abdullah Al Mahmud Shohag, and Charlotte E. Warren. 2019. "Spatio-temporal patterns of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in relation to drinking water salinity at the district level in Bangladesh from 2016 to 2018," Population and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-019-00331-8.
Project
Population, Environmental Risks, and the Climate Crisis (PERCC); Development of Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia in Relation to Drinking Water Salinity in Coastal Bangladesh; Improving Climate-Impacted Health Outcomes and Systems