Analysis of the space-time characteristics of hand-foot-mouth disease in Shijiazhuang through geographic information system

VernacularTitle:应用地理信息系统对石家庄市手足口病时空特征的分析
Author: Jiangtao HAN ; Li LIU ; Wei PENG ; Zhihui MA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Hand,foot and mouth diseases; Geographic information system; Spatial analysis
From: Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2012;(11):652-655
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the space-time characteristics of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in Shijiazhuang by using geographic information system (GIS).Methods The data of HFMD during 2009 to 2011 in Shijiazhuang were collected and GIS database was created.Special map was drawn by PHGIS software to analyze the space-time characteristics of HFMD in Shijiazhuang.Results The epidemic situation of HFMD in Shijiazhuang appeared sporadic with local centralization.The attack ranked alternately rise year after year and high epidemic areas were geographically complimentary.Overall epidemic levels tend dropping from 2009 to 2011 and there were differences among areas.The high-attack areas of HFMD changed over time.Conclusions GIS can provide direct-viewing of the space-time characteristics of HFMD and further understand the prevalence of HFMD,which could help to provide the scientific basis of HFMD control in Shijiazhuang.