Biswas R, Pal D, Mukhopadhyay S P
All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Calcutta.
Indian J Public Health. 1999 Apr-Jun;43(2):89-90.
In order to ascertain the disaster vulnerability and health risks of flood in Hooghly district of West Bengal, this community based study was conducted through record analysis, interview of concerned authorities and household survey of morbidities before and after flood. Two blocks, with most of its population, were found to be the worst affected among all the disaster vulnerable blocks of the district. Incidence of diarrhoea, other enteric diseases and respiratory infections were significantly higher (P < 0.05) among the population in flood affected blocks, compared to the unaffected. The attack rate of diarrhoea in the flood affected population had increased significantly following flood (P < 0.05).
为了确定西孟加拉邦胡格利区洪水的灾害脆弱性和健康风险，通过记录分析、与相关当局访谈以及对洪水前后发病率进行家庭调查开展了这项基于社区的研究。发现该地区两个受灾人口最多的街区是所有灾害脆弱街区中受影响最严重的。与未受影响的街区相比，受洪水影响街区的人群中腹泻、其他肠道疾病和呼吸道感染的发病率显著更高（P < 0.05）。洪水过后，受洪水影响人群的腹泻发病率显著上升（P < 0.05）。
