Mapping the risk of Zika virus infections in pregnant persons and microcephaly in newborns in relation to socioeconomic indicators in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil: A spatial analysis (2015 to 2021).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Using spatial analysis techniques, this study investigates the associations between socioeconomic indicators measured at the census tract level and the incidence of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnant persons and microcephaly in newborns in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, from 2015 to 2021.

Methods

In this ecological study, data on cases of ZIKV infections among pregnant persons registered in the Brazilian Information System for Notifiable Diseases (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificaçao, SINAN-Zika) and cases of microcephaly among live births registered in the Public Health Event Registration System (Registro de Eventos em Saúde Pública, RESP-Microcefalia) and the Live Birth Information System (Sistema de Informações Sobre Nascidos Vivos, SINASC) were geo

SUBMITTER: Lucena Sa ACC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12266408 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature