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Spatial Pattern Detection of Tuberculosis: A Case Study of Si Sa Ket Province, Thailand

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  • Siriwan Hassarangsee

    (Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Field of Study, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand)

  • Nitin Kumar Tripathi

    (Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Field of Study, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand)

  • Marc Souris

    (Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Field of Study, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
    UMR_D 190 “Emergence des Pathologies Virales”, IRD, Aix-Marseille University, EHESP, INSERM, IFS, 13385 Marseille, France)

Abstract

This retrospective population-based study was conducted to analyze spatial patterns of tuberculosis (TB) incidence in Si Sa Ket province, Thailand. TB notification data from 2004 to 2008 collected from TB clinics throughout the province was used along with population data to reveal a descriptive epidemiology of TB incidences. Global clustering patterns of the occurrence were assessed by using global spatial autocorrelation techniques. Additionally, local spatial pattern detection was performed by using local spatial autocorrelation and spatial scan statistic methods. The findings indicated clusters of the disease occurred in the study area. More specifically, significantly high-rate clusters were mostly detected in Mueang Si Sa Ket and Khukhan districts, which are located in the northwestern part of the province, while significantly low-rate clusters were persistent in Kantharalak and Benchalak districts, which are located at the southeastern area.

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  • Siriwan Hassarangsee & Nitin Kumar Tripathi & Marc Souris, 2015. "Spatial Pattern Detection of Tuberculosis: A Case Study of Si Sa Ket Province, Thailand," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:12:p:15040-16018:d:60786
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