HFMD can be caused by a variety of enteroviruses,including Coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus71.There are no effective therapeutic measures to cure HFMD at present.So,this study aimed to analyze the spatial relativity...HFMD can be caused by a variety of enteroviruses,including Coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus71.There are no effective therapeutic measures to cure HFMD at present.So,this study aimed to analyze the spatial relativity and the local accumulation type based on the theory of spatial analysis and the spatial autocorrelation analysis module of ArcGIS and Geo Da.We found that there was a seasonal trend in HFMD.The lowest incidence appeared in February,and the peak of the reported incidence was occurred during the period from May to June.However,in most cases,another peak appeared from September to November.The trend of incidence was related to age,too.The overall trend of the reported incidence was a U-shape in north-south orientation and exposed an inverted U-shape in east-west.The correlation between the spatial distribution of HFMD was positive.Hunan,Guangxi and Guangdong were the hot areas,while the cold spots were Jilin,Inner Mongolia,Xinjiang,Gansu and Qinghai.展开更多
Background:Antituberculosis-drug resistance is an important public health issue,and its epidemiological patterns has dramatically changed in recent decades.This study aimed to estimate the trends of multidrug-resistan...Background:Antituberculosis-drug resistance is an important public health issue,and its epidemiological patterns has dramatically changed in recent decades.This study aimed to estimate the trends of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis(MDR-TB),which can be used to inform health strategies.Methods:Data were collected from the Global Burden of Disease study 2017.The estimated annual percentage changes(EAPCs)were calculated to assess the trends of MDR-TB burden at global,regional,and national level from 1990 to 2017 using the linear regression model.展开更多
The suicide rate in Hong Kong has increased significantly over the past four decades.Population subgroups such as the elderly or economically-distressed are reported to be more vulnerable than others to suicidal behav...The suicide rate in Hong Kong has increased significantly over the past four decades.Population subgroups such as the elderly or economically-distressed are reported to be more vulnerable than others to suicidal behaviors,while changing suicide meth-ods(such as charcoal burning which emerged in 1998),has also contributed signifi-cantly to increasing suicide rates.However,the extent of the contribution of different factors to changes in suicide rate remains unclear.This paper reported on a decom-position analysis of the epidemiological profile of suicide in Hong Kong between 1976 and 2015,specifically considering factors underlying the increasing suicide rate over this period.Completed death registry information was available from the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong SAR for this investigation.We compared absolute and relative contributions of gender,age and suicide method to rate changes over time.Changes in suicide rate were generally underpinned by more than one factor.Population aging in a rapidly-aging city contributed significantly to suicide rate increases,whilst jumping from a height had the greatest influence on rate changes throughout the study period.Suicides by male aged 25-34 years and 45-54 years were more likely to be triggered by economic factors,compared with the other gender-age subgroups.The decomposition approach provided a compre-hensive understanding about how socioeconomic factors and suicide methods inter-acted to influence over-time suicide patterns.This research supports development of more focused suicide prevention measures to reduce suicide rate.展开更多
基金the National Natural Social Science Found of China(Grant Nos.17AJY008)
文摘HFMD can be caused by a variety of enteroviruses,including Coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus71.There are no effective therapeutic measures to cure HFMD at present.So,this study aimed to analyze the spatial relativity and the local accumulation type based on the theory of spatial analysis and the spatial autocorrelation analysis module of ArcGIS and Geo Da.We found that there was a seasonal trend in HFMD.The lowest incidence appeared in February,and the peak of the reported incidence was occurred during the period from May to June.However,in most cases,another peak appeared from September to November.The trend of incidence was related to age,too.The overall trend of the reported incidence was a U-shape in north-south orientation and exposed an inverted U-shape in east-west.The correlation between the spatial distribution of HFMD was positive.Hunan,Guangxi and Guangdong were the hot areas,while the cold spots were Jilin,Inner Mongolia,Xinjiang,Gansu and Qinghai.
文摘Background:Antituberculosis-drug resistance is an important public health issue,and its epidemiological patterns has dramatically changed in recent decades.This study aimed to estimate the trends of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis(MDR-TB),which can be used to inform health strategies.Methods:Data were collected from the Global Burden of Disease study 2017.The estimated annual percentage changes(EAPCs)were calculated to assess the trends of MDR-TB burden at global,regional,and national level from 1990 to 2017 using the linear regression model.
文摘The suicide rate in Hong Kong has increased significantly over the past four decades.Population subgroups such as the elderly or economically-distressed are reported to be more vulnerable than others to suicidal behaviors,while changing suicide meth-ods(such as charcoal burning which emerged in 1998),has also contributed signifi-cantly to increasing suicide rates.However,the extent of the contribution of different factors to changes in suicide rate remains unclear.This paper reported on a decom-position analysis of the epidemiological profile of suicide in Hong Kong between 1976 and 2015,specifically considering factors underlying the increasing suicide rate over this period.Completed death registry information was available from the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong SAR for this investigation.We compared absolute and relative contributions of gender,age and suicide method to rate changes over time.Changes in suicide rate were generally underpinned by more than one factor.Population aging in a rapidly-aging city contributed significantly to suicide rate increases,whilst jumping from a height had the greatest influence on rate changes throughout the study period.Suicides by male aged 25-34 years and 45-54 years were more likely to be triggered by economic factors,compared with the other gender-age subgroups.The decomposition approach provided a compre-hensive understanding about how socioeconomic factors and suicide methods inter-acted to influence over-time suicide patterns.This research supports development of more focused suicide prevention measures to reduce suicide rate.
