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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
versão impressa ISSN 1679-4974versão On-line ISSN 2237-9622
Resumo
SOUZA, Carlos Dornels Freire de et al. Spatial study of leprosy in Bahia, Brazil, 2001-2012: an approach based on the local empirical Bayesian model. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2018, vol.27, n.4, e2017479. Epub 20-Nov-2018. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742018000400013.
Objective:
to compare the temporal evolution and spatial distribution of epidemiological indicators of leprosy, both crude and also corrected using the empirical Bayesian model, Bahia, Brazil, 2001-2012.
Methods:
this was an ecological study using data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System; all 417 municipalities in Bahia were included and the following indicators per 100,000 inhabitants were analyzed - detection rate of new cases in the general population, in those <15 years old, and in those with grade 2 physical disability -; the local empirical Bayesian model was used to smoothen the indicators, and Student’s t-test was used to compare means.
Results:
indicators estimated by the model were higher than crude indicators; estimated detection rates in the general population and in those <15 years old were higher than crude rates in 253 (60.7%) and 209 (50.1%) municipalities, respectively; areas of greatest risk were concentrated in the northwestern and southern regions of the state.
Conclusion:
spatial distribution of the disease was heterogeneous and there was possible underreporting of cases.
Palavras-chave : Leprosy; Spatial Analysis; Information Systems; Ecological Studies.