Designing a multidimensional vulnerability index for supervising dengue cases from 2015 to 2020 in a low/middle-income country: A spatial principal component analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases worldwide, affecting around 390 million people each year. Previous studies have reported that social, climatic, and government-related conditions can increase the frequency of dengue events in some territories. This study aimed to design a multidimensional vulnerability index encompassing social, climatic, and government-related factors associated with dengue and correlate this index with dengue incidence in Colombia between 2015 and 2020.

Methods

Observational, ecological, longitudinal study conducted from 2015 to 2020. Based on administrative data from state sources such as the Ministry of Health, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), the National Planning Department (DNP), and other

SUBMITTER: Moreno-Lopez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12517521 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature