Methods used in the spatial analysis of tuberculosis epidemiology: a systematic review

D Shaweno, M Karmakar, KA Alene, R Ragonnet… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) transmission often occurs within a household or community,
leading to heterogeneous spatial patterns. However, apparent spatial clustering of TB could …

[PDF][PDF] Geographical Information System (GIS) application in tuberculosis spatial clustering studies: a systematic review

NM Rosli, SA Shah, MI Mahmood - Malaysian Journal of Public …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Tuberculosis (TB) is known as a disease that prone to spatial clustering. Recent
development has seen a sharp rise in the number of epidemiologic studies employing …

Heterogeneity of distribution of tuberculosis in Sheka Zone, Ethiopia: drivers and temporal trends

D Shaweno, T Shaweno, JM Trauer… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
OBJECTIVE: To describe the distribution of tuberculosis (TB) and its drivers in Sheka Zone,
a geographically remote region of Ethiopia. METHODS: We collected data on TB patients …

[PDF][PDF] Tuberculosis and living conditions in Salvador, Brazil: a spatial analysis

C Erazo, SM Pereira, MCN Costa… - … de Salud Pública, 2014 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To investigate spatial tuberculosis (TB) distribution patterns and the
association between living conditions and incidence of the disease in Salvador, Bahia …

[PDF][PDF] Worldwide spatial and temporal distribution of tuberculosis (TB)

SM Woldeyohannes, SY Abera - J AIDS Clin Res, 2015 - academia.edu
AIDS & Clinical Research Page 1 Volume 6 • Issue 5 • 1000452 Open Access Review Article J
AIDS Clin Res ISSN: 2155-6113 JAR an open access journal Woldeyohannes and Abera et al …

Modelo de decisão sobre o perfil demográfico para o controle da tuberculose usando lógica Fuzzy

LR de Sá, J de Almeida Nogueira… - Revista Eletrônica de …, 2015 - revistas.ufg.br
Objetivou-se descrever a relação entre os fatores demográficos e o acometimento da
tuberculose, aplicando-se um modelo de suporte à decisão baseado em lógica fuzzy para …

Spatial spread of tuberculosis through neighborhoods segregated by socioeconomic position: a stochastic automata model

D Rehkopf, A Furumoto-Dawson… - Discrete Dynamics in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Transmission of the agent of tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is dependent on
social context. A discrete spatial model representing neighborhoods segregated by levels of …

[PDF][PDF] Decision model on the demographic profile for tuberculosis control using fuzzy logic

LR de Sá, J de Almeida Nogueira, RM de Moraes - revistas.ufg.br
This study aimed to describe the relationship between demographic factors and the
involvement of tuberculosis by applying a decision support model based on fuzzy logic to …

Análisis espacial de la accesibilidad geográfica a servicios de salud y el abandono del tratamiento en casos de Tuberculosis en las Ciudades de Santa Fe y Rosario …

MG Luque - 2015 - arca.fiocruz.br
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease whose transmission occurs from person to
person. The most effective way to break the chain of transmission is treating all cases of TB …

[PDF][PDF] Patterns and consequences of coinfection in humans: consequences for treatment and health

E Griffiths - 2013 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
Over the last century, vaccines and antibiotics have improved the prevention and treatment
of many infectious diseases, and, in the case of smallpox, even enabled eradication …