The First exploratory spatial distribution analysis of tuberculosis and associated factors in Tonala, Mexico
| Autor: | Manuel Sandoval-Díaz, Carlos A. Vazquez-Chacon, Juan Carlos Villanueva-Arias, Gustavo Mora-Aguilera, Natividad Ayala-Chavira, Alejandro Escobar-Gutiérrez, Maria Elena Vargas-Amado, Gerardo Acevedo-Sánchez, Ikuri Alvarez-Maya, Armando Martinez-Guarneros |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Geographic information system Adolescent 030106 microbiology Disease Spatial distribution Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Spatio-Temporal Analysis Virology Environmental health medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Cities Child Mexico Demography business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Public health Incidence Age Factors Infant Newborn Infant General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Geography Treatment Outcome Socioeconomic Factors Male patient Child Preschool Parasitology Female business Health department |
| Zdroj: | Journal of infection in developing countries. 14(2) |
| ISSN: | 1972-2680 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The US-Mexico region is at high risk of elevated tuberculosis (TB) incidence due to mobility and migration. Knowledge of how socio-demographic factors varies geographically, provides clues to understanding the determinants of tuberculosis and may provide guidance for regional prevention and control strategies to improve public health in Mexico. The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiologic characteristics and spatial patterns of the incidence of tuberculosis in Tonala, Jalisco (Mexico) from 2013-2015. Methodology: The Surveillance System Database from the Health Department, complemented by information from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, was used to obtain data for a spatial-temporal analysis of TB cases. For the geographical analysis map creation and geoinformation storing, ArcGIS software was used. Results: This study sought to characterize problem areas and jurisdictional locations of TB via a spatial approach based on analyses of case distributions and individual patient variables. The study found that tuberculosis cases were dispersed throughout Tonala County and were mainly concentrated on the Guadalajara city border. The TB cases were mainly individuals between 31 and 45 years old. Most of the cases reported during the observation period were male patients, and most cases primarily had lung involvement; however, there were quite a few cases with lymph node and intestinal disease. Conclusion: Our findings show that TB cases are essentially located in areas close to the city of Guadalajara and that most TB cases were pulmonary cases spread throughout the whole jurisdiction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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