人体内脏病病的流行病学方面和空间分布:横截面研究,Crateús,2007-2023
Ana Beatriz Dantas Pinto1, Bárbara Vitória de Sousa Thomás2, Lorena Maria Ribeiro Lima3
1Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Faculdade de Educação e Ciências Integradas de Crateús, Crateús, CE, Brazil.
概括
2007年至2023年间,巴西克拉特乌斯的人类内脏病主要影响城市地区的男性. 疾病发病率普遍下降,与这个被忽视的热带疾病的国家趋势保持一致.
科学领域:
- 流行病学
- 公共卫生
- 空间分析
背景情况:
- 内脏病 (VL) 是一个严重的公共卫生问题,特别是在流行地区.
- 了解病毒病的流行病学模式和空间分布对于有效的控制策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查巴西塞拉拉州克拉特乌斯 (Crateús) 人体内脏病病例的流行病学概况和空间分布.
- 分析从2007年到2023年的VL发病率和死亡率的趋势.
主要方法:
- 使用可报告健康状况信息系统的数据进行了回顾性,描述性的横截面研究.
- 对人口因素 (性别,年龄,种族,教育),临床数据 (艾滋病毒共感染,结果) 和空间数据 (居住地) 的分析.
- 发病率和死亡率的计算,并绘制病例分布图.
主要成果:
- 在Crateús (2007-2023) 报告了112例VL病例,主要是男性 (68.75%),黑皮肤 (72.32%),年龄在20-39岁之间 (24.11%),受过不完整的小学教育 (27.68%),以及城市居民 (78.57%).
- 发病率从2007年的22.81下降到2023年的10.47,在2018年达到顶峰.
- 记录了四例艾滋病毒同时感染和两例死亡.
结论:
- 在Crateús的VL病例集中在城市地区.
- 流行病学概况与国家趋势一致:影响混合种族/肤色,男性,年轻人 (20-39岁) 和未完成小学教育的人.
- 这些发现凸显了在克拉特乌斯的城市环境中需要有针对性的公共卫生干预措施.
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