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Journal of Biotechnology and Phytochemistry| Volume: 2
October 25-26, 2018 | Frankfurt, Germany
Joint Event
Biotechnology & Medical Microbiology
World Congress on
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rd
International Conference on
Food Science & Technology
Socio-environmental factors and diarrheal diseases in under five-year old children in the state of
Tocantins, Brazil
Volmar MF
State University of Tocantins, Brazil
D
iarrhoea is a waterborne disease that affects children,
especially those under 5 years of age. The objective of
this study was to identify the spatial patterns of distribution of
diarrheal disease in under 5-year-old children in the State of
Tocantins, Brazil, from 2008 to 2013. Geoprocessing tools were
used to carry out an epidemiological study, to prepare thematic
maps in the TerraView 4.2.2 software based on secondary
data. General indicators of the disease, presence of spatial
dependence through theGlobalMoran’s Index (I) and theSpatial
Association Index (LISA) were described. There were 3,015
cases of under 5-year-old children hospitalized for diarrhoea,
with an average annual rate (AAR) of 4.10/1,000 inhabitants
(inhab.). Among the main characteristics were: increasing rates
in under 1-year-old children (6.16 to 9.66/1,000 inhabitants);
children aged 1 to 4 full years (63%); males (55%); 8deaths
of under one-year-old children (75%); county of Araguaína
(67%); incidence in the county of Nazaré (63.97/1,000 inhab.);
prevalence and incidence in the Araguaína microregion (45%,
AAR 9.38/1,000 inhab.). The presence of a cluster with spatial
autocorrelation was found in the Araguaína microregion, which
was statistically significant (I = 0.11, p-value < 0.03), with priority
of intervention (Moran Map). There was an increase in the
number of hospitalizations for diarrhoea in under 5–year-old
children in the state of Tocantins. The spatial analysis identified
clusters of priority areas for measures of maintenance and
control of diarrheal diseases.
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:volmar_morais@hotmail.com