Spatial distribution of Chikungunya cases in the state of Piauí – Brazil (2015-2019)

Matheus Henrique da Silva Lemos; Lauro Lourival  Lopes Filho; Maria Amélia de Oliveira  Costa; Dinah Alencar Melo  Araújo; Ticianne da Cunha  Soares; Filipe Melo da   Silva; Raydelane Grailea Silva  Pinto; Vicente de Paula  Sousa Júnior

doi:10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.64114

Spatial distribution of Chikungunya cases in the state of Piauí – Brazil (2015-2019)

Matheus Henrique da Silva Lemos Universidade Federal do Piauí http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3554-0141
Lauro Lourival Lopes Filho Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8777-1382
Maria Amélia de Oliveira Costa Universidade Estadual do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9221-6113
Dinah Alencar Melo Araújo Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-349X
Ticianne da Cunha Soares Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3016-7763
Filipe Melo da Silva Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4807-0385
Raydelane Grailea Silva Pinto Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8657-6462
Vicente de Paula Sousa Júnior Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4550-7644

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.64114

Keywords: Chikungunya; Epidemiology; Public Health.

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the spatial distribution of chikungunya cases in Piauí between 2015 and 2019. This was a spatial ecological study of notified and confirmed cases of chikungunya, with data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) from 2015 to 2019. The X² association test was applied for the bivariate analysis and the spatial analysis was performed from the data treatment to combine with the cartographic base in the free software Qgis (version 3.16.7 Hannover). During this period, 9596 cases and 7950 confirmed cases of chikungunya were reported. The city of Teresina (53.21%) and the health region Entre Rios (58.27%) had the highest records. Females (58.40%), aged between 20 and 34 years (29.63%) and mixed race (50.26%) were the most affected. Regarding education, 56.55% were ignored and, regarding the months of notification, the months of the 1st semester had the highest number of cases (62.8%). Chikungunya cases are concentrated in poles with large population flows. In this way, the identification of the epidemiological profile, as well as its main risk factors, is a way of helping the health system of the entire state in the elaboration of specific control policies for the population most vulnerable to the disease.

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2023-12-19

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Lemos, M. H. da S., Lopes Filho, L. L., Costa, M. A. de O., Araújo, D. A. M., Soares, T. da C., Silva, F. M. da, Pinto, R. G. S., & Sousa Júnior, V. de P. (2023). Spatial distribution of Chikungunya cases in the state of Piauí – Brazil (2015-2019). Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 46(1), e64114. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.64114

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Vol 46 (2024): Publicação contínua

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