The uses of spatial analysis in medical geography: A review

Gesler, Wilbert M.

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(86)90253-4

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“…The use of spatial analysis techniques 15 for mapping the geographic distribution of TB cases has been considered by many authors [16][17][18][19] . By modeling the spatial nature of TB incidence data, these works found that TB is not randomly distributed among different geographical regions, with disease cases tending to congregate at particular locations 18 .…”

Section: Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 45(5):6mentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatio-temporal patterns of tuberculosis incidence in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil, and their relationship with social vulnerability: a Bayesian analysis

Roza

Caccia-Bava

Martinez

2012

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Introduction:The purpose of this ecological study was to evaluate the urban spatial and temporal distribution of tuberculosis (TB) in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil, between 2006 and 2009 and to evaluate its relationship with factors of social vulnerability such as income and education level. Methods: We evaluated data from TBWeb, an electronic notification system for TB cases. Measures of social vulnerability were obtained from the SEADE Foundation, and information about the number of inhabitants, education and income of the households were obtained from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Statistical analyses were conducted by a Bayesian regression model assuming a Poisson distribution for the observed new cases of TB in each area. A conditional autoregressive structure was used for the spatial covariance structure. Results: The Bayesian model confirmed the spatial heterogeneity of TB distribution in Ribeirão Preto, identifying areas with elevated risk and the effects of social vulnerability on the disease. We demonstrated that the rate of TB was correlated with the measures of income, education and social vulnerability. However, we observed areas with low vulnerability and high education and income, but with high estimated TB rates. Conclusions: The study identified areas with different risks for TB, given that the public health system deals with the characteristics of each region individually and prioritizes those that present a higher propensity to risk of TB. Complex relationships may exist between TB incidence and a wide range of environmental and intrinsic factors, which need to be studied in future research.

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Section: Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 45(5):6mentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatio-temporal patterns of tuberculosis incidence in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil, and their relationship with social vulnerability: a Bayesian analysis

Roza

Caccia-Bava

Martinez

2012

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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“…16 Recently GIS has been used in the surveillance and monitoring of vector-borne diseases, [17][18][19] waterborne diseases, 20 and sexually transmitted diseases; 21 and in environmental health, 22,23 injury control, and prevention; 24 and in the analysis of disease control policy and planning. 25 It is envisaged that GIS will play an increasingly important role in medical and public health research.…”

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confidence: 99%

Geographic variation of notified Ross River virus infections in Queensland, Australia, 1985-1996.

Tong

Bi²,

Hayes³

et al. 2001

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…They have good reliability and spatial accuracy, even in urban settings [15]. Activity space is often defined as the local areas within which people move or travel in the course of their daily activities and can be used to examine whether people's mobility changes during the course of medical treatment [16]. Recent research suggests that collecting GPS data on people's movements is more accurate than travel diaries or semi-structured interviews which ask participants to recall their activities and movements throughout the study period [17,18].…”

Section: Activity Spacementioning

confidence: 99%