Spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and social vulnerability in Northeast Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common infectious disease in the world. We aimed to analyze the spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and to verify associations in high-risk areas with social vulnerability. METHODS: This was an ecological study. The scan statistic was used to detect areas at risk, and the Bivariate Moran Index was used to verify relationships between variables. RESULTS: High-risk areas of tuberculosis mortality were statistically significantly associated with domain 2 of the Social Vulnerability Index (I=0.010; p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence regarding areas with high risk and that vulnerability is a determinant of TB mortality.

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Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Brazil Child Child, Preschool Demography Female Geographic Information Systems Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sex Distribution Socioeconomic Factors Spatial Analysis Tuberculosis Vulnerable Populations Young Adult Journal Article Epidemiology Infectious Diseases SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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http://hdl.handle.net/10362/36510

DOI

10.1590/0037-8682-0160-2017

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IHMT: SPIB - Artigos em revista internacional com arbitragem científica

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