Spatial and temporal analysis of tuberculosis in an area of social inequality in Northeast Brazil.

Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida LimaAllan Dantas Dos SantosAndrezza Marques DuqueMarco Aurélio de Oliveira GoesMarcus Valerius da Silva PeixotoDamião da Conceição AraújoCaíque Jordan Nunes RibeiroMárcio Bezerra SantosKarina Conceição Gomes Machado de AraújoMarco Antônio Prado Nunes

Published in: BMC public health (2019)

The identification of risk areas and priority groups can help health planning by refining the focus of attention to tuberculosis control. Understanding the epidemiological, spatial and temporal dynamics of tuberculosis can allow for improved targeting of strategies for disease prevention and control.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
healthcare
hiv aids
mental health
public health
working memory
adverse drug
emergency department
risk assessment
social media