2022
DOI: 10.1590/1980-549720220006
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Spatiotemporal pattern of the incidence of tuberculosis and associated factors

Abstract: Objective To analyze the spatiotemporal pattern of tuberculosis incidence and its associated factors. Methods: Ecological study, which used tuberculosis notifications during 2001-2017 and as units of analysis the municipalities of the state of Ceará of the Notifiable Diseases Information System. Time pattern analysis techniques and geographically weighted regression were used. Results: The gross incidence rate in the state reached a peak of 226.1/100 thousand inhabitants with a significant decrease of 1.9% p… Show more

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“…Hence, we can understand the correlations regarding the occurrence of tuberculosis-HIV coinfection in the states with the best indicators. These findings are contradictory to tuberculosis, which is usually associated with insufficient income, employment, and housing factors 45 . On the other hand, the behavior of coinfection is similar to that of HIV, since high rates are found in places with better living conditions and infrastructure, such as state capitals 46 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Hence, we can understand the correlations regarding the occurrence of tuberculosis-HIV coinfection in the states with the best indicators. These findings are contradictory to tuberculosis, which is usually associated with insufficient income, employment, and housing factors 45 . On the other hand, the behavior of coinfection is similar to that of HIV, since high rates are found in places with better living conditions and infrastructure, such as state capitals 46 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…These are economically active people with work occupations and difficulties in missing work. In addition, they have precarious living conditions and the need to ensure family support, leading them to postpone the search for health services ( 1 ) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tuberculosis (TB) is considered multicausal and, among the individual and collective factors related to its occurrence, poor socioeconomic conditions can be favorable to the reproduction of the bacillus ( 1 - 2 ) . In addition, studies identified environmental conditions as influencing the worsening of epidemiological indicators, given the relationship with the social and economic pattern of the population, evidenced by the high rates of illness and mortality in developing countries.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Trata-se de pessoas economicamente ativas, com ocupações laborais e dificuldades para ausentarem-se dos postos de trabalho. Além disso, apresentam precárias condições de vida e necessidade de garantir o sustento da família, levando-os a postergar a procura pelos serviços de saúde (1) .…”
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“…A tuberculose (TB) é considerada multicausal e, dentre os fatores individuais e coletivos relacionados à sua ocorrência, as más condições socioeconômicas são apontadas como favorecedoras à reprodução do bacilo (1)(2) . Em adição, condições ambientais têm sido identificadas como influenciadoras no agravamento dos indicadores epidemiológicos, dada a relação com o padrão social e econômico da população, evidenciada nos elevados índices de adoecimento e de mortalidade nos países em desenvolvimento.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified