Assessment of Heat Exposure and Health Outcomes in Rural Populations of Western Kenya by Using Wearable Devices: Observational Case Study

Ina Matzke   ¹ ;   Sophie Huhn   ¹ ;   Mara Koch   ¹ ;   Martina Anna Maggioni   ^{2, 3} , PD, PhD ;   Stephen Munga   ⁴ , PhD ;   Julius Okoth Muma   ⁴ ;   Collins Ochieng Odhiambo   ⁴ ;   Daniel Kwaro   ⁴ , MD ;   David Obor   ⁴ , MSc ;   Till Bärnighausen   ^{1, 5, 6} , MD, Prof Dr ;   Peter Dambach   ¹ , PhD ;   Sandra Barteit   ¹ , Dr sc hum

¹ Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

² Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Physiology, Center for Space Medicine and Extreme Environment, Berlin, Germany

³ Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

⁴ Centre for Global Health Research KISUMU, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya

⁵ Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Havard University, Boston, MA, United States

⁶ Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, South Africa