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Indoor Temperatures in Patient Waiting Rooms in Eight Rural Primary Health Care Centers in Northern South Africa and the Related Potential Risks to Human Health and Wellbeing

机译：南非北部八个农村初级卫生保健中心患者候诊室的室内温度及其对人类健康和福祉的潜在风险

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Increased temperatures affect human health and vulnerable groups including infants, children, the elderly and people with pre-existing diseases. In the southern African region climate models predict increases in ambient temperature twice that of the global average temperature increase. Poor ventilation and lack of air conditioning in primary health care clinics, where duration of waiting time may be as long as several hours, pose a possible threat to patients seeking primary health care. Drawing on information measured by temperature loggers installed in eight clinics in Giyani, Limpopo Province of South Africa, we were able to determine indoor temperatures of waiting rooms in eight rural primary health care facilities. Mean monthly temperature measurements inside the clinics were warmer during the summer months of December, January and February, and cooler during the autumn months of March, April and May. The highest mean monthly temperature of 31.4 ± 2.7 °C was recorded in one clinic during February 2016. Maximum daily indoor clinic temperatures exceeded 38 °C in some clinics. Indoor temperatures were compared to ambient (outdoor) temperatures and the mean difference between the two showed clinic waiting room temperatures were higher by 2–4 °C on average. Apparent temperature (AT) incorporating relative humidity readings made in the clinics showed ‘realfeel’ temperatures were >4 °C higher than measured indoor temperature, suggesting a feeling of ‘stuffiness’ and discomfort may have been experienced in the waiting room areas. During typical clinic operational hours of 8h00 to 16h00, mean ATs fell into temperature ranges associated with heat–health impact warning categories of ‘caution’ and ‘extreme caution’.
机译：温度升高会影响人类健康和弱势群体，包括婴儿，儿童，老人和已患有疾病的人。在南部非洲地区，气候模型预测环境温度的升高是全球平均温度升高的两倍。初级保健诊所的通风不良和缺乏空调，那里的等待时间可能长达几个小时，这可能对寻求初级保健的患者构成威胁。利用安装在南非林波波省Giyani的八个诊所中的温度记录仪测得的信息，我们能够确定八个农村初级卫生保健设施中候诊室的室内温度。诊所内部的平均每月温度测量值在12月，1月和2月的夏季较热，而在3月，4月和5月的秋季则较冷。 2016年2月，一间诊所的最高平均每月温度为31.4±2.7°C。某些诊所的每日室内最高每日温度超过38°C。将室内温度与环境（室外）温度进行比较，两者之间的平均差表明诊所候诊室温度平均升高2-4°C。视在温度（AT）结合诊所的相对湿度读数显示，“真实”温度比测量的室内温度高4°C以上，这表明候诊室区域可能会感到“闷闷”和不适。在典型的诊所工作时间（8h00到16h00）中，平均AT处于与“警告”和“特别注意”的热健康影响警告类别相关的温度范围内。

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