Effect of social development in reducing tuberculosis mortality In northeastern Brazil areas
-
Published:2020-08-31
Issue:08
Volume:14
Page:869-877
-
ISSN:1972-2680
-
Container-title:The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
-
language:
-
Short-container-title:J Infect Dev Ctries
Author:
Rêgo Queiroz Ana Angélica,Zamboni Berra Thaís,Inomata Bruce Alexandre Tadashi,da Cunha Garcia Maria Concebida,Dos Santos Danielle Talita,Moraes Arcoverde Marcos Augusto,Seles Alves Luana,Yamamura Mellina,Scatena Villa Tereza Cristina,Fredemir Palha Pedro,Chiaravalloti-Neto Francisco,Arcêncio Ricardo Alexandre
Abstract
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is the primary cause of death among infectious diseases affecting groups in extreme poverty. Social improvements could reverse this situation in Brazil. This study aims to demonstrate the spatial relationship between social development (SD) and TB mortality in Natal, a city in northeastern Brazil.
Methodology: Ecological study. The study population comprised TB deaths recorded in the Mortality Information System between 2008 and 2014. The units of analysis were 59 human development units (HDUs). Raw and smoothed mortality rates were calculated using the global empirical Bayes method. Primary components analysis was used to develop the SD indicators. An association between TB mortality and SD was verified using multiple linear regression analysis. Spatial autocorrelation was verified using models with global spatial effects. Analyses were performed using Statistica version 12.0, ArcGIS version 10.2, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20.0, and OpenGeoDa 1.0.1. The significance level was established at 5% (p < 0.05).
Results: The TB mortality rate with non-random spatial distribution ranged between 0.52 and 8.90 per 100,000 inhabitants. The spatial lag model was chosen because it presented the highest log-likelihood value, lowest AIC, and highest R2. A negative association was found between TB mortality and SD (R2 = 0.207; p = 0.03).
Conclusions: The results show a negative association between TB mortality and the high SD indicator. This study can support decision-making in terms of collective projects within public health in order to link the health field to other sectors, aiming for social well-being and human development.
Publisher
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subject
Virology,Infectious Diseases,General Medicine,Microbiology,Parasitology
Cited by
1 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献