Spatial pattern and temporal trend of mortality due to tuberculosis

Authors

  • Ana Angélica Rêgo de Queiroz Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Thaís Zamboni Berra Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Maria Concebida da Cunha Garcia Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Marcela Paschoal Popolin Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Aylana de Souza Belchior Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Mellina Yamamura Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Danielle Talita dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Luiz Henrique Arroyo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2049.2992

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Mortality, Spatial Analysis, Time Series Studies, Health Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the epidemiological profile of mortality due to tuberculosis (TB), to analyze the spatial pattern of these deaths and to investigate the temporal trend in mortality due to tuberculosis in Northeast Brazil. Methods: An ecological study based on secondary mortality data. Deaths due to TB were included in the study. Descriptive statistics were calculated and gross mortality rates were estimated and smoothed by the Local Empirical Bayesian Method. Prais-Winsten’s regression was used to analyze the temporal trend in the TB mortality coefficients. The Kernel density technique was used to analyze the spatial distribution of TB mortality. Results: Tuberculosis was implicated in 236 deaths. The burden of tuberculosis deaths was higher amongst males, single people and people of mixed ethnicity, and the mean age at death was 51 years. TB deaths were clustered in the East, West and North health districts, and the tuberculosis mortality coefficient remained stable throughout the study period. Conclusions: Analyses of the spatial pattern and temporal trend in mortality revealed that certain areas have higher TB mortality rates, and should therefore be prioritized in public health interventions targeting the disease.

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Published

2018-01-01

Issue

Vol. 26 (2018)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Queiroz, A. A. R. de, Berra, T. Z., Garcia, M. C. da C., Popolin, M. P., Belchior, A. de S., Yamamura, M., Santos, D. T. dos, Arroyo, L. H., & Arcêncio, R. A. (2018). Spatial pattern and temporal trend of mortality due to tuberculosis. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 26, e2992. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2049.2992