Correspondence analysis of tuberculosis patient’s characteristics

Multivariate analysis or more specifically simple correspondence analysis was applied to verify the associations between variables present in tuberculosis occurrences. The results led to the conclusion that the great majority of tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) patients present low educatio...

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Autores: Guedes, Terezinha Aparecida, Tozzo Martins, Ana Beatriz, Previdelli, Isolde Terezinha Santos
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Repositorio:Acta scientiarum. Technology (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/3075
Acesso em linha:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciTechnol/article/view/3075
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:análise multivariada
pacientes com tuberculose
1.02.02.00-5 Estatística
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Resumo:Multivariate analysis or more specifically simple correspondence analysis was applied to verify the associations between variables present in tuberculosis occurrences. The results led to the conclusion that the great majority of tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) patients present low education level, alcoholism, resistance to treatment, being HIV-positive old people.