Spatial distribution and determinants of health loss from Kashin-Beck disease in Bin County, Shaanxi Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is one of the major endemic diseases in China, which severely impacts the physical health and life quality of people. A better understanding of the spatial distribution of the health loss from KBD and its influencing factors will help to identify areas and populations at high risk so as to plan for targeted interventions.

Methods

The data of patients with KBD at village-level were collected to estimate and analyze the spatial pattern of health loss from KBD in Bin County, Shaanxi Province. The years lived with disability (YLDs) index was applied as a measure of health loss from KBD. Spatial autocorrelation methodologies, including Global Moran's I and Local Moran's I, were used to describe and map spatial clusters of the health loss. In a

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7893884 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature