Spatiotemporal pattern and factors related to childhood tuberculosis

Aim To identify the spatiotemporal pattern of childhood tuberculosis and the sociodemographic factors related to it. Method This is an ecological study, which used the municipalities of the state of Ceará as units of analysis. The Notifiable Diseases Information System was used as a data source from January 2001 to December 2017. It was conducted a descriptive analysis of the characteristics of the cases, the temporal and spatial pattern of the incidence of the disease and regression with sociodemographic indicators. Results An average incidence of 3.48 cases/100 thousand inhabitants was identified, with a reduction of 5.7% during the period 2003-2017 (p 2 (β=0.09) and number of female heads of household with children under 15 years of age (β=0.0003). Conclusion Indicators of housing conditions and vulnerability were related to childhood tuberculosis.