SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.37 issue1Criterios de salud en la evaluación del impacto ambiental de proyectos de desarrolloFactores de riesgo del cáncer de cérvix en el municipio Cerro author indexsubject indexarticles search
Home Pagealphabetic serial listing  

Services on Demand

Journal

Article

Indicators

  • Have no cited articlesCited by SciELO

Related links

  • Have no similar articlesSimilars in SciELO

Share


Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología

Print version ISSN 0253-1751On-line version ISSN 1561-3003

Abstract

CUELLAR LUNA, Liliam; PRIETO DIAZ, Vicente I.; RODRIGUEZ SALVA, Armando  and  BONET GORBEA, Mariano. Distribución espacial de enfermedades seleccionadas en el municipio Centro Habana, 1993-1995. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 1999, vol.37, n.1, pp.32-39. ISSN 0253-1751.

It is proposed to use the MapInfo software as a Gegraphical Information System (GIS) due to the benefits it offers to know the spatial distribution and to develop the analysis of some infectious diseases in "Centro Habana" municipality, in Havana City, that presents a complex environmental situation. The incidences of tuberculosis, leptospirosis, syphilis and hepatitis are selected. Different thematic maps and graphs are included in this paper, and it is proved the great usefulness and importance of this GIS in the representation and analysis of the health data to locate the areas at higher risk and to suggest the strategies to reduce or erradicate them.

Keywords : LEPTOSPIROSIS [epidemiology]; SYPHILIS [epidemiology]; HEPATITIS [epidemiology]; TUBERCULOSIS [epidemiology]; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )

 

Creative Commons License All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License