Kolifarhood, G and Khorasani Zavareh, D and Salarilak, S and Shoghli, A and Khosravi, N (2015) Spatial and non-spatial determinants of successful tuberculosis treatment outcomes: An implication of Geographical Information Systems in health policy-making in a developing country. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 5 (3). pp. 221-230.
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Abstract
This retrospective study aimed to address whether or to what extent spatial
and non-spatial factors with a focus on a healthcare delivery system would influence
successful tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes in Urmia, Iran. In this crosssectional
study, data of 452 new TB cases were extracted from Urmia TB Management
Center during a 5-year period. Using the Geographical Information System
(GIS), health centers and study subjects� locations were geocoded on digital maps.
To identify the statistically significant geographical clusters, Average Nearest
Neighbor (ANN) index was used. Logistic regression analysis was employed to
determine the association of spatial and non-spatial variables on the occurrence
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | cited By 1 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Tuberculosis; Adverse treatment outcome; Health policy-making; Geographical Information System |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2017 04:19 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Apr 2019 07:08 |
| URI: | https://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/378 |
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