Abstract
An ecological study analyzes tuberculosis incidence in the municipality of Marianao, Havana City Province, Cuba. The study characterizes tuberculosis incidence, identifies spatial distribution patterns, and relates tuberculosis incidence rates to socioeconomic factors. The spatial units are the 29 neighborhoods in the municipality of Marianao. A pattern of neighborhoods with high rates located in the central region of the municipality is identified. Incidence rates are directly (and significantly) related to the percentage of families presenting dysfunctional problems and the percentage of the population with certain levels of overcrowding and inversely related to population density, while not significantly associated with level of schooling or prevailing housing conditions.
Highlights
Resumen Se aplica un estudio ecológico para analizar la incidencia de tuberculosis en el municipio Marianao de la provincia Ciudad de La Habana de la República de Cuba en el período 1995-2000
A pattern of neighborhoods with high rates located in the central region of the municipality is identified
Incidence rates are directly related to the percentage of families presenting dysfunctional problems and the percentage of the population with certain levels of overcrowding and inversely related to population density, while not significantly associated with level of schooling or prevailing housing conditions
Summary
Marianao constituye uno de los 15 municipios de la provincia Ciudad de La Habana (Figura 1), con una población de 138.504 habitantes en el año 2000, lo que representaba el 6,33% de la provincia (Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas, 2000). Según la concepción de espacio como un conjunto de relaciones y de formas que se pre-. Figura 1 Ubicación del área de estudio
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