Publications by authors named "Louisiana Regadas de Macedo Quinino"
This study aimed to assess the degree of implementation of the response to the emergency of microcephaly associated with Zika virus in Pernambuco State, Brazil. This was a normative evaluative study conducted in the initial epicenter of the public health emergency of international concern, from October 2015 to July 2017. A logical model was produced for the intervention under analysis, with the components of Management, Surveillance, and Care in the dimensions of structure, process, and result, based on technical publications and institutional guidelines, in addition to a corresponding log frame of indicators for assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Spatial and temporal aspects and factors associated with the spread of Covid-19 to the interior of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil].
Cien Saude Colet
June 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study conducted from March to June 2020 analyzed the spread of Covid-19 in Pernambuco, using maps to visualize infection rates by municipality and examining socioeconomic impacts.
- It found that initial cases were concentrated in and around Recife, with the virus spreading to nearby areas via major highways.
- The research indicated higher infection rates in metropolitan regions correlated with population density and urbanization, while the inland areas showed a transitional risk for outbreaks, emphasizing the importance of understanding these patterns for effective control measures.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to detail schistosomiasis control efforts and the disease's epidemiological status in Pernambuco, Brazil, from 2010 to 2016.
- Data was collected from 116 municipalities through the Schistosomiasis Surveillance and Control Program, focusing on control measures like population assessment, testing, and treatment coverage, alongside epidemiological factors such as positivity rates and parasite load.
- The findings indicate that traditionally endemic health regions showed higher averages in both control and epidemiological indicators, suggesting a need for expanded control initiatives in these areas.
Objective: to describe spatial patterns of intentional homicides in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, 2011-2016.
Methods: this was an ecological study using census tracts as units of analysis; the study used data on intentional homicides of victims living in João Pessoa obtained by cross-checking Mortality Information System SIM information with Public Security information; mortality coefficients were calculated for the whole period and its triennia and were later smoothed using the local empirical Bayesian method; spatial autocorrelation techniques were applied to the smoothed coefficients which were using Moran's spatial statistics.
Results: significant spatial autocorrelation was detected for the period as a whole I=0.