Spatio-temporal analysis of tuberculosis and its correlation with the Living Conditions Index in an elderly population in Brazil
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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55: e11544, 2022. graf
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to analyze the spatio-temporal distribution of tuberculosis (TB) in the elderly population in the city of Belém, PA from 2011 to 2015 according to the Living Conditions Index (LCI). This was an epidemiological, descriptive, ecological, and retrospective study involving 1,134 cases. Data were collected through the Information System of Notifiable Diseases (SINAN). For data analysis, we used the incidence coefficient, global and local empirical Bayesian model, Kernel density, and Kernel ratio. The construction of the LCI was based on the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) method. The incidence of TB remained the same over the five years studied. No neighborhood was found to have a high incidence of TB and a high LCI, but most of the cases occurred in the south of the city where the neighborhoods with the most precarious conditions are located. Moreover, the lowest incidence was in neighborhoods that historically had better infrastructure. Spatial analysis tools facilitate studies on the dynamics of disease transmission such as TB. In this study, it was shown that TB is heterogeneously distributed throughout the municipality. Living conditions, especially in slums, influenced TB incidence.
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Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Assunto da revista:
Biologia
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Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Faculdade de Geoprocessamento, Universidade Federal do Pará/BR
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Ministério da Saúde/BR
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Universidade do Estado do Pará/BR
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