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Spatial distribution of leprosy in areas of risk in Vitoria, State of Espirito Santo, Brazil, 2005 to 2009
Sampaio, Poliane Barbosa; Madeira, Elizabeth Santos; Diniz, Lucia; Noia, Ethel Leonor; Zandonade, Eliana.
Afiliação
  • Sampaio, Poliane Barbosa; Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo. Programa de Pos Graduacao em Saude Coletiva. Vitoria. BR
  • Madeira, Elizabeth Santos; Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo. Programa de Pos Graduacao em Saude Coletiva. Vitoria. BR
  • Diniz, Lucia; Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo. Programa de Pos Graduacao em Saude Coletiva. Vitoria. BR
  • Noia, Ethel Leonor; Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo. Programa de Pos Graduacao em Saude Coletiva. Vitoria. BR
  • Zandonade, Eliana; Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo. Programa de Pos Graduacao em Saude Coletiva. Vitoria. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;46(3): 329-334, May-Jun/2013. tab, graf
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-679521
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Introduction Leprosy remains a relevant public health issue in Brazil. The objective of this study was to analyze the spatial distribution of new cases of leprosy and to detect areas with higher risks of disease in the City of Vitória. Methods The study was ecologically based on the spatial distribution of leprosy in the City of Vitória, State of Espírito Santo between 2005 and 2009. The data sources used came from the available records of the State Health Secretary of Espírito Santo. A global and local empirical Bayesian method was used in the spatial analysis to produce a leprosy risk estimation, and the fluctuation effect was smoothed from the detection coefficients. Results The study used thematic maps to illustrate that leprosy is distributed heterogeneously between the neighborhoods and that it is possible to identify areas with high risk of disease. The Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.926 (p = 0.001) for the Local Method indicated highly correlated coefficients. The Moran index was calculated to evaluate correlations between the incidences of adjoining districts. Conclusions We identified the spatial contexts in which there were the highest incidence rates of leprosy in Vitória during the studied period. The results contribute to the knowledge of the spatial distribution of leprosy in the City of Vitória, which can help establish more cost-effective control strategies because they indicate specific regions and priority planning activities that can interfere with the transmission chain. .
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Hanseníase Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Hanseníase Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil