Spatial-temporal clusters and risk factors of hand, foot, and mouth disease at the district level in Guangdong Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has posed a great threat to the health of children and become a public health priority in China. This study aims to investigate the epidemiological characteristics, spatial-temporal patterns, and risk factors of HFMD in Guangdong Province, China, and to provide scientific information for public health responses and interventions.

Methods

HFMD surveillance data from May 2008 to December 2011were provided by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. We firstly conducted a descriptive analysis to evaluate the epidemic characteristics of HFMD. Then, Kulldorff scan statistic based on a discrete Poisson model was used to detect spatial-temporal clusters. Finally, a spatial paneled model was applied to identify the risk fa

SUBMITTER: Deng T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3578924 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature