Community perspectives of heat and weather warnings for pregnant and postpartum women in Kilifi, Kenya
National and county meteorological services need to enhance public participation, communication, and the delivery of heat and weather information to guide community-level response measures and individual behaviour change. They should also collaborate with health professionals to address heat risks for vulnerable groups. Further research is needed to empower indigenous weather predictors with modern weather information and revise national policies to deliver tailored messages to vulnerable populations like pregnant and postpartum women.
Authors
- Julian Natukunda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7541-3999)
- Peter Khaemba
- John H. Marsham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3219-8472)
- Adélaïde Lusambili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8174-7963)
- Sari Kovats (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4823-8099)
- Cathryn E. Birch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9384-2810)
- Nathalie Roos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9752-2355)
- Britt Nakstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6843-8100)
- Véronique Filippi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1331-3391)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Botswana (BW)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Africa International University (KE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313781
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Sight Research UK
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd
- Natural Environment Research Council