Spatial clustering of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hunan province, China: an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the spatial distribution of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Hunan province, China.

Methods

An ecological study was conducted using DR-TB data collected from the Tuberculosis Control Institute of Hunan Province between 2012 and 2018. Spatial clustering of DR-TB was explored using the Getis-Ord statistic. A Poisson regression model was fitted with a conditional autoregressive prior structure, and with posterior parameters estimated using a Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation, to quantify associations with possible risk factors and identify clusters of high DR-TB risk.

Results

A total of 2649 DR-TB patients were reported to Hunan TB Control Institute between 2012 and 2018. The majority of the patients were male (7

SUBMITTER: Alene KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8021748 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature