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Mapping local hot spots with routine tuberculosis data: A pragmatic approach to identify spatial variability

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PLOS ONE
Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265826

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  1. Cassell Family Fund
  2. Johnson and Johnson Global Public Health
  3. Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery
  4. American Lung Association [CA-683831]
  5. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health [K01AI151083]
  6. National Institutes of Health [1DP2MD015102]

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By analyzing the residential locations of tuberculosis cases in Lima, Peru from 2013 to 2018, and linking them to census data, heat maps of tuberculosis case rates were created. The study found significant geographic heterogeneity in rates of reported TB cases, with hot and cold spots within the study area.
Objective To use routinely collected data, with the addition of geographic information and census data, to identify local hot spots of rates of reported tuberculosis cases. Design Residential locations of tuberculosis cases identified from eight public health facilities in Lima, Peru (2013-2018) were linked to census data to calculate neighborhood-level annual case rates. Heat maps of tuberculosis case rates by neighborhood were created. Local indicators of spatial autocorrelation, Moran's I, were used to identify where in the study area spatial clusters and outliers of tuberculosis case rates were occurring. Age- and sex-stratified case rates were also assessed. Results We identified reports of 1,295 TB cases across 74 neighborhoods during the five-year study period, for an average annual rate of 124.2 reported TB cases per 100,000 population. In evaluating case rates by individual neighborhood, we identified a median rate of reported cases of 123.6 and a range from 0 to 800 cases per 100,000 population. Individuals aged 15-44 years old and men had higher case rates than other age groups and women. Locations of both hot and cold spots overlapped across age- and gender-specific maps. Conclusions There is significant geographic heterogeneity in rates of reported TB cases and evident hot and cold spots within the study area. Characterization of the spatial distribution of these rates and local hot spots may be one practical tool to inform the work of local coalitions to target TB interventions in their zones.

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