Identification of Priority Areas for Increased Testing Using Geospatial Mapping of Incident HIV Cases Near Charleston, South Carolina
| Autor: | Aaron O'Brien, Michael Luciano, Eric G. Meissner, Kimberly Butler Willis, Ryan Gedney, Katherine J Richardson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
South carolina medicine.medical_specialty Resource (biology) Geospatial analysis business.industry Public health 030106 microbiology Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) AIDS & HIV Priority areas medicine.disease_cause computer.software_genre Metropolitan area lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases 03 medical and health sciences Identification (information) 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health medicine lcsh:RC109-216 030212 general & internal medicine business computer Original Research |
| Zdroj: | Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases, Vol 12 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1178-6337 |
| Popis: | Analysis of disease incidence using geospatial mapping techniques can enhance targeted public health efforts in resource-limited settings. While data for HIV incidence are readily available for some metropolitan regions, there is no existing resource that maps HIV incidence geospatially for Charleston, South Carolina and surrounding counties. To facilitate the public health approach to address the HIV epidemic in this region, we used data collected by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC-DHEC) from 2014 to 2015 to generate local geospatial maps of disease incidence and identify specific areas that may benefit from increased testing and educational efforts. We identified specific zip codes in which there were a high number of cases from patients residing in those areas, but a low number of providers reporting new cases, and we describe ongoing efforts to address this disparity. This analysis identifies a local, collaborative approach to address the HIV epidemic using routinely collected surveillance data. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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