February 21, 2013PLoS ONEOpen Access

Spatial-Temporal Clusters and Risk Factors of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease at the District Level in Guangdong Province, China

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Population

641,318 reported Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease cases in Guangdong Province, China, from May 2008 to December…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

43 months (May 2008 to December 2011)

Authors

TDTe DengBridge University YHYong HuangHubei University of Medicine SYShicheng YuChangchun University of Science and Technology

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

May inform targeted HFMD surveillance in southern China; leaves open whether meteorological or demographic interventions alter incidence.

Structured PICO

Population

641,318 reported Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases in Guangdong Province, China, from May 2008 to December 2011.

Outcome

Epidemiological characteristics, spatial-temporal patterns, and risk factors of HFMD

HFMD in Guangdong Province showed significant spatial-temporal clustering around Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta, with meteorological factors and demographic characteristics strongly associated with incidence.

Limitations

Ecological fallacy due to spatial scale selection
Definition of maximum cluster size affects scanning results
Inability to get more precise data at a smaller level (e.g., village/town level)

Cite This Study

Deng et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f5ef5fe4101aa97dfc3d5 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056943

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