Open AccessTemporal distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in Paraíba state, northeastern brazil, by geographic region, 2012-2017
Author(s) -
Allan Batista Silva,
Hemílio Fernandes Campos Coêlho,
Francisca Inês de Sousa Freitas,
Clélia de Alencar Xavier Mota,
Sérgio Vital da Silva,
Caliandra Maria Bezerra Luna Lima
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v10i6.15575
Subject(s) - poisson regression , visceral leishmaniasis , geography , cartography , distribution (mathematics) , poisson distribution , demography , ecological study , veterinary medicine , forestry , medicine , leishmaniasis , statistics , environmental health , pathology , population , mathematics , mathematical analysis , sociology
This study aims to analyze the temporal distribution of human (HVL) and canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in the state of Paraíba between 2012 and 2017, by Intermediate and Immediate Geographic Region (GR). As an ecological study with a quantitative approach, data were collected in the LACEN PB database; Dra. Telma Lobo Central Public Health Laboratory, Paraíba; and refer to positive cases of HVL and CVL presented in the state in the period under study. Poisson Regression Modeling was used to quantify the average number of cases from one year to another. The results revealed that the immediate GRs of Mamanguape - Rio Tinto, Campina Grande, and Cajazeiras present a statistically significant increasing trend in the average number of HVL cases. The immediate GRs of Campina Grande, Patos, Cuité - Nova Floresta, Itaporanga, and João Pessoa revealed a significant increase in the average number of CVL cases during the period analyzed. The need for reorganization of disease control operations and preventive actions was confirmed, especially in those regions identified with growth.