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Microbiology: Current Research | Volume 3
May 20-21, 2019 | Vienna, Austria
Medical Microbiology
4
th
International Conference on
Socio-environmental factors and diarrheal diseases in under five-year old children
in the state of Tocantins, Brazil
Volmar MF
State University of Tocantins, Brazil
D
iarrhoea is a waterborne disease that affects children,
especially those under 5 years of age. The objective of
this study was to identify the spatial patterns of distribution
of diarrheal disease in under 5-year-old children in the State
of Tocantins, Brazil, from 2008 to 2013. Geoprocessing tools
were used to carry out an epidemiological study, to prepare
thematic maps in the TerraView 4.2.2 software based on
secondary data. General indicators of the disease, presence
of spatial dependence through the Global Moran’s Index
(I) and the Spatial Association Index (LISA) were described.
There were 3,015 cases of under 5-year-old children
hospitalized for diarrhoea, with an average annual rate
(AAR) of 4.10/1,000 inhabitants (inhab.). Among the main
characteristics were: increasing rates in under 1-year-old
children (6.16 to 9.66/1,000 inhabitants); children aged 1 to
4 full years (63%); males (55%); 8deaths of under one-year-
old children (75%); county of Araguaína (67%); incidence
in the county of Nazaré (63.97/1,000 inhab.); prevalence
and incidence in the Araguaína microregion (45%, AAR
9.38/1,000 inhab.). The presence of a cluster with spatial
autocorrelation was found in the Araguaína microregion,
which was statistically significant (I = 0.11, p-value < 0.03),
with priority of intervention (Moran Map). There was an
increase in the number of hospitalizations for diarrhoea
in under 5–year-old children in the state of Tocantins.
The spatial analysis identified clusters of priority areas for
measures of maintenance and control of diarrheal diseases.
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volmar_morais@hotmail.comMicrobiol Curr Res, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4066/2591-8036-C1-006