Rainfall, Temperature and the Incidence of Dengue in Central Visayas, Philippines Are not Correlated
Abstract
Climatic factors have been considered as agents of the transmission and spread of the dengue virus in the Philippines. This present paper investigated the correlation of two climatic factors; rainfall and temperature, to the cases of dengue fever observed in Region 7, Philippines from 2006-2010. Multiple regression analysis was utilized to determine the extent of correlation between incidence of dengue and climatic factors. Results showed no significant correlation (r2 = 0.2, p = 0.964) between either rainfall or temperature and the prevalence of dengue cases.
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Picardal, Jay P. and Elnar, Allan Roy B.
(2012)
"Rainfall, Temperature and the Incidence of
Dengue in Central Visayas, Philippines Are not Correlated,"
CNU Journal of Higher Education: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70997/2546-1796.1141
Available at:
https://jhe.researchcommons.org/journal/vol6/iss1/10