Objectives: to evaluate the relationship between absences in scheduled appointments and the
number of non-communicable chronic diseases and to investigate the relationship
between spatial distribution of these diseases and social vulnerability, using
geoprocessing. Method: a quantitative study of sequential mixed approach by analyzing 158 medical
records of male users to relate the absences and 1250 medical records for
geoprocessing Results: the higher the number of absences in the scheduled medical appointments, the less
were the number of non-communicable chronic diseases and the ones listed in the
International Classification of Diseases in single men. There were 21 significant
geostatistically cases of glucose intolerance in the urban area. Of these, 62%
lived in a region with a social vulnerability rating of Very Low, Medium 19%, 14%
Low and 5% High. Conclusion: it was observed that the older the men, the greater is the number of chronic
diseases and the less they miss scheduled appointments. Regarding the use of
geoprocessing, we obtained a significant number of cases of glucose intolerance in
urban areas, the majority classified as Very Low social vulnerability. It was
possible to relate the spatial distribution of these diseases with the social
vulnerability classification; however, it was not possible to perceive a
relationship of them with the higher rates of social vulnerability.
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