Spatial clustering of HIV/AIDS mortality events in rural South Africa population between 2000-2006

dc.contributor.author	Namosha, Elias E
dc.date.accessioned	2010-04-16T11:58:31Z
dc.date.available	2010-04-16T11:58:31Z
dc.date.issued	2010-04-16T11:58:31Z
dc.description	MSc (Med), Population-Based Field Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 2009	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Background: Cluster detection analysis could be an appropriate approach to identify critical AIDS mortality locations for public health intervention. Methods: GIS and Kulldorff’s spatial scan statistic was used to investigate statistically significant AIDS mortality clusters (p 0.05). SaTScan was used to perform the spatial analysis scanning while MapInfo was used as a visualizing tool. Mortality data between 2000- 2006 were analyzed. Results: AIDS exhibit strong spatial clustering tendencies as measured by the Kulldorff’s spatial scan statistic method. Conclusion: Further work is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms responsible for the spatial clustering.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10539/8005
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	mortality	en_US
dc.subject	HIV/AIDS	en_US
dc.subject	rural South Africa	en_US
dc.title	Spatial clustering of HIV/AIDS mortality events in rural South Africa population between 2000-2006	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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