Tuberculosis in intra‐urban settings: a Bayesian approach

• Published in: Tropical medicine & international health 2007-03, Vol.12 (3), p.323-330
• Main Authors: Souza, Wayner V., Carvalho, Marilia S., Albuquerque, Maria de Fátima P. M., Barcellos, Christovam C., Ximenes, Ricardo A. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: analyse spatiale; análisis espacial; Bacterial diseases; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian methods; Biological and medical sciences; Brazil - epidemiology; deprivation; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; epidemiological surveillance; General aspects; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Incidence; Income; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Models, Statistical; Mycobacterium; méthodes bayésiennes; métodos Bayesianos; Population Surveillance - methods; privaciones; privation; Psychosocial Deprivation; Residence Characteristics; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; spatial analysis; surveillance épidémiologique; tuberculose; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - prevention & control; Urban Health; vigilancia epidemiológica ca
• ISSN: 1360-2276; 1365-3156
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01797.x

Summary Objective  To model the effect of socio‐economic deprivation and a few transmission‐related indicators of the tuberculosis (TB) incidence at small area level, to discuss the potential of each indicator in targeting places for developing preventive action. Methods  Ecological spatial study of TB incidence in Olinda, a city in the north‐east of Brazil, during the period 1996–2000. Three socio‐economic indicators (mean number of inhabitants per household; percentage of heads of household with