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Spatial analysis of elder abuse in a Brazilian municipality
Rodrigues,Rosalina Aparecida Partezani; Chiaravalloti-Neto,Francisco; Fhon,Jack Roberto Silva; Bolina,Alisson FernandesABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the spatial distribution of elder abuse in Ribeirão Preto-SP, according to victims’ place of residence and event. Method: an ecological study that analyzed 1,153 elder abuse police reports (2009 to 2013). Local gross and empirical Bayesian rates and Local Moran’s I were calculated. Results: there was a heterogeneous distribution of concentration of sectors with a high incidence ra...
Geographic Information System-based association between the sewage network, geo...
Palasio,Raquel Gardini Sanches; Bortoleto,Aline Nazaré; Tuan,Roseli; Chiaravalloti-Neto,FranciscoAbstract INTRODUCTION: Ourinhos is a municipality located between the Pardo and Paranapanema rivers, and it has been characterized by the endemic transmission of schistosomiasis since 1952. We used geospatial analysis to identify areas prone to human schistosomiasis infections in Ourinhos. We studied the association between the sewage network, co-occurrence of Biomphalaria snails (identified as intermediate hos...
AIDS in men in the city of São Paulo, 1980–2012: spatial and space-time analysis
Pellini,Alessandra Cristina Guedes; Chiaravalloti-Neto,Francisco; Zanetta,Dirce Maria TrevisanABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To identify spatial and space-time clusters with high incidence rates of AIDS in men living in the city of São Paulo since the first case of the disease in 1980. METHODS: HIV/AIDS notifications were obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (57,440 men) between January 1980 and June 2012. The cases were geocoded by residence address; then analyses of purely spatial, space-tim...
Spatial pattern of mortality from breast and cervical cancer in the city of São...
Bermudi,Patricia Marques Moralejo; Pellini,Alessandra Cristina Guedes; Rebolledo,Elizabeth Angélica Salinas; Diniz,Carmen Simone GriloABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To verify the spatial pattern of mortality from breast and cervical cancer in areas of primary health care, considering socioeconomic conditions. METHODS This is an ecological study, from January 2000 to December 2016. The study area is the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, and its 456 coverage areas of primary health units. Information on deaths of women aged 20 years or over were geocoded ...
Schistosomiasis in the Middle Paranapanema river region, state of São Paulo, Br...
Palasio,Raquel Gardini Sanches; Bortoleto,Aline Nazaré; Rosa-Xavier,Iara Giordano; Andrighetti,Maria Teresa Macoris; Tuan,RoseliAbstract INTRODUCTION: The Middle Paranapanema watershed is known for the transmission of schistosomiasis, and there have been autochthonous cases since 1952. This study aimed to describe this disease in space and time and evaluate its current importance as a public health problem. METHODS: Thematic maps showing the risk areas for transmission of schistosomiasis, using scan statistics, and flow maps were create...
Influence of strategic points in the dispersion of Aedes aegypti in infested areas
Barbosa,Gerson Laurindo; Lage,Mariana de Oliveira; Andrade,Valmir Roberto; Gomes,Antônio Henrique Alves; Quintanilha,Jose AlbertoABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether sites with large amount of potential breeding sites for immature forms of Aedes aegypti, called strategic points, influence in the active vector's dispersion into properties in their surroundings. METHODS: We selected four areas in the municipality of Campinas, three of them with strategic points classified as high, moderate, and low risk according to infestation and a co...
Spatio-temporal analysis of the occurrence of human visceral leishmaniasis in A...
Bermudi,Patricia Marques Moralejo; Guirado,Marluci Monteiro; Rodas,Lilian Aparecida Colebrusco; Dibo,Margareth Regina; Chiaravalloti-Neto,FranciscoAbstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe the occurrence of human visceral leishmaniasis in Araçatuba with regard to time and space and to identify high risk areas. METHODS: We included all human visceral leishmaniasis autochthonous cases reported between 1999 and 2015. The incidence rates were calculated by sex, age, and year. The human visceral leishmaniasis cases were geocoded and grouped by urban ...
Occurrence of Lutzomyia longipalpis andhuman and canine cases of visceral leish...
Oliveira,Agda Maria; Guirado,Marluci Monteiro; Dibo,Margareth Regina; Rodas,Lilian Aparecida Colebrusco; Bocchi,Monica ReginaAbstract: INTRODUCTION This paper aims to describe the dispersion of Lutzomyia longipalpis and the autochthonous occurrence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Northwest region of the State of São Paulo between 2007 and 2013 and to analyze their expansion. METHODS Information about the vector and associated cases was described using maps. The incidence, mortality, and lethality of human visceral leishmaniasis...
Atrasos na suspeita e no diagnóstico de tuberculose e fatores relacionados
Sasaki,Natália Sperli Geraldes Marin dos Santos; Santos,Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes dos; Vendramini,Silvia Helena F.; Ruffino-Netto,AntonioRESUMO: Objetivo: Medir os atrasos na suspeita e no diagnóstico de tuberculose (TB) e identificar fatores relacionados. Métodos: O atraso na suspeita foi definido como o tempo entre a percepção, pelo doente, dos sintomas até a procura pelo primeiro atendimento e no diagnóstico, como o tempo entre o primeiro atendimento até a realização do diagnóstico. Foram entrevistados 100 doentes, diagnosticados e notificado...
Spatial and spatiotemporal occurrence of human visceral leishmaniasis in Adaman...
Cardim,Marisa Furtado Mozini; Vieira,Carolina Portugal; Chiaravalloti-Neto,FranciscoAbstract: INTRODUCTION : Several municipalities of the Western region of the State of São Paulo have been affected by human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL), including the City of Adamantina, where the first autochthonous cases occurred in 2004. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the spatial and spatiotemporal occurrence of HVL in Adamantina. METHODS : Secondary data regarding the occurrence of HVL in Adamanti...