Spatial distribution of trachoma cases in the City of Bauru, State of São Paulo, Brazil, detected in 2006: defining key areas for improvement of health resources

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorMacharelli, Carlos Alberto
dc.creatorSchellini, Silvana Artioli
dc.creatorOpromolla, Paula Araujo
dc.creatorDalben, Ivete
dc.date2014-05-20T13:36:27Z
dc.date2014-05-20T13:36:27Z
dc.date2013-04-02
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T20:31:03Z
dc.date.available2017-04-05T20:31:03Z
dc.identifierRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT, v. 46, n. 2, p. 190-195, 2013.
dc.identifier0037-8682
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/12552
dc.identifier10.1590/0037-8682-1632-2013
dc.identifierS0037-86822013000200190
dc.identifierWOS:000319625400013
dc.identifierS0037-86822013000200190.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-1632-2013
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/860147
dc.descriptionIntroduction: The objective of this study was to analyze the spatial behavior of the occurrence of trachoma cases detected in the City of Bauru, State of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2006 in order to use the information collected to set priority areas for optimization of health resources. Methods: the trachoma cases identified in 2006 were georeferenced. The data evaluated were: schools where the trachoma cases studied, data from the 2000 Census, census tract, type of housing, water supply conditions, distribution of income and levels of education of household heads. In the Google Earth® software and TerraView® were made descriptive spatial analysis and estimates of the Kernel. Each area was studied by interpolation of the density surfaces exposing events to facilitate to recognize the clusters. Results: of the 66 cases detected, only one (1.5%) was not a resident of the city's outskirts. A positive association was detected of trachoma cases and the percentage of heads of household with income below three minimum wages and schooling under eight years of education. Conclusions: The recognition of the spatial distribution of trachoma cases coincided with the areas of greatest social inequality in Bauru City. The micro-areas identified are those that should be prioritized in the rationalization of health resources. There is the possibility of using the trachoma cases detected as an indicator of performance of micro priority health programs.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
dc.relationRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectTrachoma
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectHealth indicator
dc.subjectHealth management
dc.titleSpatial distribution of trachoma cases in the City of Bauru, State of São Paulo, Brazil, detected in 2006: defining key areas for improvement of health resources
dc.typeOtro


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