Spatial distribution of congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2009 to 2018

Autor: Caroline Luz Vital, Renato Barbosa Reis, Jorgana Fernanda de Souza Soares, Diego Lopes Paim Miranda, Mitermayer Galvão Reis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Epidemiology, Vol 3 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2674-1199
DOI: 10.3389/fepid.2023.1234580
Popis: ObjectiveTo describe the temporal trend and spatial distribution of congenital syphilis (CS) cases in the state of Bahia, Brazil between 2009 and 2018.MethodMixed ecological study conducted through the analysis of data obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System and the Live Birth Information System. Global Moran Index I was performed in order to analyze spatial autocorrelation of CS cases in the municipalities of Bahia and the Local Spatial Association Indicator (LISA) was used to identify the formation of spatial regimes in the GeoDA software.Results8,786 cases of CS were registered in the period. An increasing growth in CS incidence, with a 511% increase between 2009 and 2018. Spatial autocorrelation was observed between the municipalities (I Moran = 0.452; p
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