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ArticlePloS one2018

Socio-environmental factors and diarrheal diseases in under five-year old children in the state of Tocantins, Brazil.

Volmar Morais Fontoura, Iolanda Graepp-Fontoura, Floriacy Stabnow Santos, Marcelino Santos Neto, Hanari Santos de Almeida Tavares, Maria Onice Lopes Bezerra, Marcela de Oliveira Feitosa, Adriano Figuerêdo Neves, Jesuane Cavalcante Melo de Morais, Luiz Fernando Costa Nascimento

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Volmar Morais FontouraDepartment of Nursing, State University of Tocantins, Augustinópolis, Tocantins, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8731-6750
Iolanda Graepp-FontouraDepartment of Nursing, Federal University of Maranhão, Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil.
Floriacy Stabnow SantosDepartment of Nursing, Federal University of Maranhão, Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil.
Marcelino Santos NetoDepartment of Nursing, Federal University of Maranhão, Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil.
Hanari Santos de Almeida TavaresDepartment of Nursing, State University of Tocantins, Augustinópolis, Tocantins, Brazil.
Maria Onice Lopes BezerraDepartment of Nursing, State University of Tocantins, Augustinópolis, Tocantins, Brazil.
Marcela de Oliveira FeitosaDepartment of Nursing, Federal University of Maranhão, Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil.
Adriano Figuerêdo NevesDepartment of Nursing, State University of Tocantins, Augustinópolis, Tocantins, Brazil.
Jesuane Cavalcante Melo de MoraisDepartment of Nursing, State University of Tocantins, Augustinópolis, Tocantins, Brazil.
Luiz Fernando Costa NascimentoPos-Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences, University of Taubaté, Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade do Tocantins · BRUniversidade Federal do Maranhão · BRUniversidade de Taubaté · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiarrhea 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.

methodsGeoprocessing 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 the Global Moran's Index (I) and the Spatial Association Index (LISA) were described.

resultsThere were 3,015 cases of under 5-year-old children hospitalized for diarrhea, 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%); 8 deaths 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).

conclusionsThere was an increase in the number of hospitalizations for diarrhea 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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Age FactorsBrazilChild, PreschoolCluster AnalysisDiarrheaDiarrhea, InfantileFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantMaleRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSpatial AnalysisSpatio-Temporal Analysis

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