Volume 30, Number 3—March 2024
Research
Spatial Analysis of Drug-Susceptible and Multidrug-Resistant Cases of Tuberculosis, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2020–2023
Ruan Spies
, Hanh N. Hong, Phu P. Trieu, Luong K. Lan, Kim Lan, N.N. Hue, Nguyen T.L. Huong, Tran T.L.N. Thao, Nguyen L. Quang, Thu D.D. Anh, Truong V. Vinh, Dang T.M. Ha, Phan T. Dat, Nguyen P. Hai, Le H. Van, Guy E. Thwaites, Nguyen T.T. Thuong, James A. Watson1, and Timothy M. Walker1
, Hanh N. Hong, Phu P. Trieu, Luong K. Lan, Kim Lan, N.N. Hue, Nguyen T.L. Huong, Tran T.L.N. Thao, Nguyen L. Quang, Thu D.D. Anh, Truong V. Vinh, Dang T.M. Ha, Phan T. Dat, Nguyen P. Hai, Le H. Van, Guy E. Thwaites, Nguyen T.T. Thuong, James A. Watson1, and Timothy M. Walker1
Table 2
Ward-level demographic and socioeconomic indicators stratified by tertiles of overall TB incidence, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 1, 2020–April 30, 2023*
| Indicator | Overall TB incidence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st tertile, median incidence 84/100,000 persons, n = 105 | 2nd tertile, median incidence 120/100,000 persons, n = 105 | 3rd tertile, median incidence 187/100,000 persons, n = 105 | Overall, n = 315 | |
| Male proportion of population, mean (SD) | 48.1 (1.86) | 48.2 (1.82) | 47.6 (2.78) | 48.0 (2.21) |
| Proportion of population 30–59 years old, mean (SD) |
44.1 (2.23) |
44.2 (2.02) |
45.5 (1.52) |
44.6 (2.04) |
| Residence type, no. (%) | ||||
| Urban | 86 (81.9) | 89 (84.8) | 88 (83.8) | 263 (83.5) |
| Rural |
19 (18.1) |
16 (15.2) |
17 (16.2) |
52 (16.5) |
| Location, no. (%) | ||||
| City center | 23 (21.9) | 22 (21) | 24 (22.9) | 69 (22) |
| Peripheral |
82 (78.1) |
83 (79) |
81 (77.1) |
246 (78) |
| Total population, median (IQR) | 26,050 (12,402–40,289) |
25,575 (13,354–42,067) |
16,911 (11,190–25,068) |
22,383 (12,397–36,880) |
| Population density, persons/km2, median (IQR) |
27,537 (9,203–44,241) |
20,810 (6,323–41,535) |
32,117 (13,005–46,854) |
27,781 (8,233–44,812) |
| Average no. persons per household, mean (SD) | 3.51 (0.319) | 3.55 (0.269) | 3.62 (0.321) | 3.56 (0.307) |
| Literacy rate, median (IQR) | 99.3 (98.7–99.6) | 99.3 (98.7–99.6) | 98.8 (97.7–99.3) | 99.2 (98.5–99.6) |
| Unemployment rate, mean (SD) | 3.25 (1.17) | 3.10 (1.05) | 2.76 (0.747) | 3.04 (1.02) |
| Proportion of homes that had a computer, median (IQR) | 71.7 (55.4–77.6) | 71.0 (59.3–76.5) | 65.2 (59.3–73.2) | 71.0 (59.3–76.3) |
| HIV prevalence, median (IQR) | 0.49 (0.34–0.84) | 0.48 (0.34–0.93) | 0.93 (0.45–1.29) | 0.49 (0.36–0.95) |
*IQR, interquartile range; TB, tuberculosis.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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