Spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and social vulnerability in Northeast Brazil

AUTOR(ES)

Berra, Thaís Zamboni, Queiroz, Ana Angélica Rêgo de, Yamamura, Mellina, Arroyo, Luiz Henrique, Garcia, Maria Concebida da Cunha, Popolin, Marcela Paschoal, Santos, Danielle Talita dos, Ramos, Antonio Carlos Vieira, Alves, Luana Seles, Fronteira, Inês Estevinho, Chiaravalloti Neto, Francisco, Palha, Pedro Fredemir, Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre

FONTE

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2017-09

RESUMO

Abstract 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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