Open AccessVulnerable territories to tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus comorbidity in a northeastern Brazilian scenario
Author(s) -
Giana Gislanne da Silva de Sousa,
Mellina Yamamura,
Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo,
Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos,
Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio,
Ana Cristina Pereira de Jesus Costa,
Lívia Maia Pascoal,
Floriacy Stabnow Santos,
Maria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira Serra,
Iolanda Graepp Fontoura,
Leandro de Abreu Andrade,
Lívia Fernanda Siqueira Santos,
Jaisane Santos Melo Lobato,
Cláudia Regina De Andrade Arrais Rosa,
Marcelino Santos Neto
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.15797
Subject(s) - comorbidity , medicine , epidemiology , tuberculosis , environmental health , diabetes mellitus , psychological intervention , geography , ecological study , population , demography , pathology , psychiatry , sociology , endocrinology
Epidemiological investigations on tuberculosis-diabetes comorbidity using spatial analysis should be encouraged towards a more comprehensive view of the health of individuals affected by such comorbidity in different contexts. This study analyzes the territories vulnerable to tuberculosis-diabetes comorbidity in a municipality in northeastern Brazil using spatial analysis techniques.