An芍lise espacial das internaˋˋes por pneumonia na regiˋo do Vale do Para赤ba (SP)

作者：Mukai; Adriana de Oliveira; Nascimento; Luiz Fernando Costa; Alves; Katia de Souza Costa

来源：Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2009, 35(8): 753-758.

DOI：10.1590/S1806-37132009000800006

• pneumonia
• geographic information systems
• child health (public health)
• infant.

objective: to identify spatial patterns in hospitalizations for pneumonia in infants under one year of age in the vale do para赤ba region of brazil. methods: this was an ecological exploratory study using a georeferencing technique based on data from the information technology department of the brazilian unified health care system on the number of hospitalizations for pneumonia among infants under one year of age in the vale do para赤ba region between 2004 and 2005. based on the distribution of the rates of hospitalizations for pneumonia per 1,000 live births, thematic maps were created. moran's spatial autocorrelation coefficient was estimated, and the cities with the highest rates were identified using box maps. results: during the study period, 2,227 infants under one year of age were hospitalized for pneumonia. moran's coefficient was 0.37 (p = 0.02), demonstrating a spatial autocorrelation for these hospitalizations. eight cities deserving special attention for future interventions were identified. conclusions: the spatial analysis was successful in determining the spatial autocorrelation, as well as in identifying the cities in which an intervention is necessary regarding the number of hospitalizations for pneumonia in infants under one year of age.