Journal
TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7110346
Keywords
tuberculosis; epidemiological characteristics; spatio-temporal analysis; spatial autocorrelation
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- [2019YFC1200500]
- [2019YFC1200502]
- [81673238]
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This study aimed to detect the epidemic characteristics and spatio-temporal pattern of reported tuberculosis incidence in Shandong Province. The results showed that men and farmers were the main populations affected by tuberculosis. The reported incidence of tuberculosis had a long-term decreasing trend with clear seasonality. Spatially, areas with high reported incidence were mainly clustered in the northwest and southeast regions of Shandong.
(1) Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that seriously endangers health and restricts economic and social development. Shandong Province has the second largest population in China with a high TB burden. This study aimed to detect the epidemic characteristics and spatio-temporal pattern of reported TB incidence in Shandong Province and provide a scientific basis to develop more effective strategies for TB prevention and control. (2) Methods: The age, gender, and occupational distribution characteristics of the cases were described. The Seasonal-Trend LOESS decomposition method, global spatial autocorrelation statistic, local spatial autocorrelation statistics, and spatial-temporal scanning were used to decompose time series, analyze the spatial aggregation, detect cold and hot spots, and analyze the spatio-temporal aggregation of reported incidence. (3) Results: A total of 135,185 TB cases were reported in Shandong Province during the five years 2016-2020. Men and farmers are the main populations of TB patients. The time-series of reported tuberculosis incidence had a long-term decreasing trend with clear seasonality. There was aggregation in the spatial distribution, and the areas with a high reported incidence of TB were mainly clustered in the northwest and southeast of Shandong. The temporal scan also yielded similar results. (4) Conclusions: Health policy authorities should develop targeted prevention and control measures based on epidemiological characteristics to prevent and control TB more effectively.
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