ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate epidemiological data and correlate it with various factors like Temperature, Rainfall, Sanitation with contagious diseases such as Acute diarrhea and Respiratory Infections in Thonduru Mandal of Andhra Pradesh, India. Method: Epidemiological data of the year 2013 has been obtained from the records of the Primary Health Centre, Thonduru Mandal, Andhra Pradesh. The population of the villages that fall under Lingala Mandal has been obtained from the 2011 population census, organized by Government of India. Sanitation data has been obtained from the Panchayat office of the mandal. The data was then statistically analyzed. Results: The Epidemiological data was then correlated with the data of biotic and abiotic elements like Temperature, Rainfall, and sanitation. A link has been established between the diseases and the seasonal conditions. This helps the local health authorities to deal with any future outbreak of the said diseases. Conclusions: The diseases selected for the analysis are found to be closely related with sanitation and change in the weather patterns like temperature in the locality. The relation between the revalence of these diseases and other parameters has been established by data collected from the Primary Health Centre. Keywords: Epidemiological data, contagious diseases, acute diarrhea, Respiratory Infections and Primary health centre

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