Spatial distribution of malaria and primary healthcare in Cametá and Tucuruí, Pará state, Brazil
Introduction: Malaria cases in Brazil are concentrated in the Amazon region. In the state of Pará, malaria is considered an endemic disease, and the population has different levels of exposure, which contributes to different types of occurrence in the municipalities. Methodology: A descriptive,...
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| author | Maira Cibelle da Silva Peixoto Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda Pedro Silvestre da Silva Campos Alba Lucia Ribeiro Raithy Pereira Marília de Souza Araújo Emerson Cordeiro Morais Roberto Carlos Figueiredo Adriana Veiga da Conceição Silva João Sérgio de Sousa Oliveira Nelson Veiga Gonçalves |
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Introduction: Malaria cases in Brazil are concentrated in the Amazon region. In the state of Pará, malaria is considered an endemic disease, and the population has different levels of exposure, which contributes to different types of occurrence in the municipalities.
Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional, and ecological study was conducted using data from the Malaria Epidemiological Surveillance System of the municipalities of Cametá and Tucuruí, PA, Brazil, from 2014 to 2018; the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics; and the National Registry of Health Institutions of the Ministry of Health. Statistical and spatial analyses of epidemiological, laboratory and public health service coverage variables were performed using the Bioestat 5.0 and ArcGis 10.5 software.
Results: 11,381 Malaria cases were reported in the two municipalities. The highest percentage of case notifications was reported in brown-skinned men aged from 19 and 59 years, and who had primary education levels. The predominant occupations were farming and livestock in Cametá and domestic activity in Tucuruí. The most common diagnostic examination used was a thick blood smear, and Plasmodium vivax was the species most often encountered. The percentage of primary care coverage increased during the study period. The spatial distribution of the disease was not homogeneous, and there were clusters of cases with different densities in Cametá and Tucuruí.
Conclusions: Malaria is a public health problem in the municipalities of Cametá and Tucuruí, because of its transmission dynamics and variable spatial distribution as well as the coexistence of factors that favor the exposure of resident populations to epidemiological situations, thus reflecting health inequities.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2781bce51bd4c939a07a0fbfecfb02d2025-08-20T02:57:01ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802022-01-01160110.3855/jidc.15260Spatial distribution of malaria and primary healthcare in Cametá and Tucuruí, Pará state, BrazilMaira Cibelle da Silva Peixoto0Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda1Pedro Silvestre da Silva Campos2Alba Lucia Ribeiro Raithy Pereira3Marília de Souza Araújo4Emerson Cordeiro Morais5Roberto Carlos Figueiredo6Adriana Veiga da Conceição Silva7João Sérgio de Sousa Oliveira8Nelson Veiga Gonçalves9Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon, Pará State University, Belém, PA, BrazilEpidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon, Pará State University, Belém, PA, BrazilCyberspace Institute, Federal Rural University of Amazon, Belém, PA, BrazilEpidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon, Pará State University, Belém, PA, BrazilHealth Science Institute, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA, BrazilCyberspace Institute, Federal Rural University of Amazon, Belém, PA, BrazilJoão de Barros Barreto University Hospital, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA, BrazilEpidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon, Pará State University, Belém, PA, BrazilEpidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon, Pará State University, Belém, PA, BrazilEpidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon, Pará State University, Belém, PA, Brazil Introduction: Malaria cases in Brazil are concentrated in the Amazon region. In the state of Pará, malaria is considered an endemic disease, and the population has different levels of exposure, which contributes to different types of occurrence in the municipalities. Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional, and ecological study was conducted using data from the Malaria Epidemiological Surveillance System of the municipalities of Cametá and Tucuruí, PA, Brazil, from 2014 to 2018; the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics; and the National Registry of Health Institutions of the Ministry of Health. Statistical and spatial analyses of epidemiological, laboratory and public health service coverage variables were performed using the Bioestat 5.0 and ArcGis 10.5 software. Results: 11,381 Malaria cases were reported in the two municipalities. The highest percentage of case notifications was reported in brown-skinned men aged from 19 and 59 years, and who had primary education levels. The predominant occupations were farming and livestock in Cametá and domestic activity in Tucuruí. The most common diagnostic examination used was a thick blood smear, and Plasmodium vivax was the species most often encountered. The percentage of primary care coverage increased during the study period. The spatial distribution of the disease was not homogeneous, and there were clusters of cases with different densities in Cametá and Tucuruí. Conclusions: Malaria is a public health problem in the municipalities of Cametá and Tucuruí, because of its transmission dynamics and variable spatial distribution as well as the coexistence of factors that favor the exposure of resident populations to epidemiological situations, thus reflecting health inequities. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/15260malariaepidemiologyprimary healthcarepublic healthspatial analysis |
| spellingShingle | Maira Cibelle da Silva Peixoto Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda Pedro Silvestre da Silva Campos Alba Lucia Ribeiro Raithy Pereira Marília de Souza Araújo Emerson Cordeiro Morais Roberto Carlos Figueiredo Adriana Veiga da Conceição Silva João Sérgio de Sousa Oliveira Nelson Veiga Gonçalves Spatial distribution of malaria and primary healthcare in Cametá and Tucuruí, Pará state, Brazil Journal of Infection in Developing Countries malaria epidemiology primary healthcare public health spatial analysis |
| title | Spatial distribution of malaria and primary healthcare in Cametá and Tucuruí, Pará state, Brazil |
| title_full | Spatial distribution of malaria and primary healthcare in Cametá and Tucuruí, Pará state, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Spatial distribution of malaria and primary healthcare in Cametá and Tucuruí, Pará state, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial distribution of malaria and primary healthcare in Cametá and Tucuruí, Pará state, Brazil |
| title_short | Spatial distribution of malaria and primary healthcare in Cametá and Tucuruí, Pará state, Brazil |
| title_sort | spatial distribution of malaria and primary healthcare in cameta and tucurui para state brazil |
| topic | malaria epidemiology primary healthcare public health spatial analysis |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/15260 |
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