Spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and social vulnerability in Northeast Brazil

作者：Berra Thais Zamboni^*; Rego de Queiroz Ana Angelica; Yamamura Mellina; Arroyo Luiz Henrique; da Cunha Garcia Maria Concebida; Popolin Marcela Paschoal; dos Santos Danielle Talita; Vieira Ramos Antonio Carlos; Alves Luana Seles; Fronteira Ines Estevinho; Chiaravalloti Neto Francisco; Palha Pedro Fredemir; Arcencio Ricardo Alexandre

来源：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2017, 50(5): 693-697.

DOI：10.1590/0037-8682-0160-2017

• Tuberculosis
• Social vulnerability
• Spatial analysis

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.

• 出版日期2017-10