Title :
Space - time spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in 2 states: A preliminary analysis
Author :
Kloc, Michelle ; Nicogossian, Candidate Arnauld ; Koizumi, Naoru ; Patel, Amit
Author_Institution :
Center for the Study of Int. Med. Policies & Practices, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA, USA
Abstract :
This study preliminarily assesses spatial patterns of the spread of two common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, in Virginia and California. In particular, we ask how spread patterns correlate with locations of recently deployed military personnel. In Virginia, higher prevalence rates of STDs were found almost consistently in the counties with or adjacent to military installations. However, the equivalent correlation was not found in California.
Keywords :
diseases; medical information systems; military systems; California; Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Virginia; equivalent correlation; military installations; military personnel; sexually transmitted diseases; space-time spread; Diseases; Geographic Information Systems; Monitoring; Personnel; Public policy; Recruitment; Statistics; Terrorism; Testing; US Department of Defense; Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; STDs; Space-time spread; military;
Conference_Titel :
Geoinformatics, 2009 17th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Fairfax, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4562-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4563-9
DOI :
10.1109/GEOINFORMATICS.2009.5292971
