Geographic information system & remote sensing based study of the evolution of malaria & dengue for public health planning in Sri Lanka | |
| Author | Hemakumara, G. P. T. S. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.SR-01-04 |
| Subject(s) | Health planning--Sri Lanka--Remote sensing Malaria--Sri Lanka--Prevention Geographic information systems |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Malaria is Public health problem in Sri Lanka, with almost 300,000 infections being reported yearly in a population of 20 million. Malaria has made a major impact on the health, economy, education and general development of the population. Dengue fever epidemic is causing widespread anxiety in Sri Lanka and Dengue/DHF has become a major leading cause of hospitalization and death among children in the Region. DHF incidence is showing an increasing trend and is also spreading to new areas. In 2000 Jan-May, 827 suspected dengue cases had been reported in Sri Lanka. By November 26, the figure had reached 7, 177 with 4,972 cases reported during November alone. However none of the researches done in Sri Lanka involved the simultaneous evaluation of the two diseases distribution patterns, along with the climatic factors and environmental condition. Study of a ten years time series data on incidences, and environmental factors demonstrate that even if these two diseases are spreading and caused directly by mosquitoes, they are characterized by "inverse" climatic and land cover patterns. Highest incidence of Malaria is taking place in low rainfall more Malaria zones, while highest incidence of Dengue is in high rainfall more urbanized zones. Risk maps and rainfall-based models of incidence have been produced at detailed local level (MOH are). These result wouldn't have been problem without consequent use and research in the field of remote sensing and geographic information system, mainly certain input parameters calculating the risk maps and extracting the environmental characteristics and models of the incidence levels evaluating. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Space Technology Application and Research (SR) |
| Chairperson(s) | Andrainasolo, Haja; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Wijesekera, Sohan ;Wickramanayake, B. W. E. ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Urban Development Authority, Sri Lanka Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2001 |