CARLOS VINICIO ERAZO CHEZA

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Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health problem worldwide and in Brazil, where 80,000 new cases were reported per year and occupies the 16th position among the countries with the highest burden of disease. In Bahia, the incidence rate was 34.4 per 100,000 inhabitants and Salvador had a rate of 73.7 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2007. Several studies in developed and developing countries indicate association of TB with poor living conditions. Aiming to understand the distribution of tuberculosis in urban areas, new methodologies like spatial analysis has been implemented. Objective: This study aims to identify patterns of spatial distribution of the incidence rate of tuberculosis and to evaluate the association between living conditions and the average rates of tuberculosis in the suburbs of Salvador in the years 1995-1996 and 2004-2005 Methods: A study was performed using ecological …

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