Surveillance of tuberculosis incidence and mortality through spatio-temporal analysis in Oyo State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: The study aimed to describe the epidemiological profile of Tuberculosis (TB) and analyze the spatial distribution and temporal trend of TB incidence and mortality in Oyo state Nigeria from 2015-2019. The study was composed of TB cases and deaths reported by the Oyo State Health Secretariat between 2015 and 2019. The purely spatial, space-time scanning and the Getis-Ord Gi* techniques were used to analyze the spatial characteristics of TB and to identify areas at risk for its occurrence and deaths based on rates in each unit of analysis - Local Government Area (LGA), while the time series analysis technique was used to assess the characteristics of TB in Oyo state over the period studied. The standardized rates of sex and age were considered for data analysis. We analyzed 28,670 new cases o

SUBMITTER: Teibo TKA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12266401 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature