IMPACTUL SCHIMBĂRILOR CLIMATICE ASUPRA VULNERABILITĂȚII PENTRU PERSOANE AFECTATE DE LEPRĂ ÎN PERIOADA DE DEZASTRE: UN STUDIU TRANSVERSAL
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON VULNERABILITY FOR THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LEPROSY IN DISASTER PERIOD: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Summary/Abstract: nes, heat waves and droughts normally increase significantly making the people vulnerable. Adverse climate change usually not only affect their livelihood condition but also the country’s ability to produce food crops.Objective: The main objective of the study is to understand the vulnerability of economic and health situation due to climate change impact for the people affected by leprosy in disaster prone areas. Methods: The design used a mixed method approach including a cross sectional survey for the people affected by leprosy under 20 districts in Bangladesh from January-December 2021. Total 05 FGDs were conducted for the qualitative part of the study. In total of 246 leprosy affected people randomly selected from 20 districts of the country were covered through face-to-face interviews under the quantitative study approach.

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