Space-time scan statistics of 2007-2013 dengue incidence in Cimahi city, Indonesia

Autor: Pandji Wibawa Dhewantara, Andri Ruliansyah, M. Ezza Azmi Fuadiyah, Endang Puji Astuti, Mutiara Widawati
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Geospatial Health, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1827-1987
1970-7096
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2015.373
Popis: Four dengue serotypes threatened more than 200 million people and has spread to over 400 districts in Indonesia. Furthermore, 26 districts in most densely populated province, West Java, have been declared as hyperendemic areas. Cimahi is an endemic city with the highest population (14,969 people per square kilometer). Evidence on distribution pattern of dengue cases is required to discover the spread of dengue cases in Cimahi. A study has been conducted to detect clusters of dengue incidence during 2007-2013. A temporal spatial analysis was performed using SaTScan™ software incorporated confirmed dengue monthly data from the Municipality Health Office and population data from a local Bureau of Statistics. A retrospective space-time analysis with a Poisson distribution model and monthly precision was performed. Our results revealed a significant most likely cluster (p
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