Factors Associated with the Incidence of COVID-19 Infectious Disease in Muang Pattani District, Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.31584/jhsmr.20241035Keywords:
COVID-19 incidence, Thailand, Demographic, Spatial-temporal, Negative binomialAbstract
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the COVID-19 incidence in Muang Pattani district; from April 2021 and September 2022, Specifically, the main objective was to study the varying distribution by demographic, area and period of COVID-19.
Material and Methods: COVID-19 data, with 15,807 reported cases was obtained from the Muang Pattani District Health Office. A descriptive analysis was used to describe the characteristics of the COVID-19 cases. A negative binomial model was used to investigate COVID-19 incidence.
Results: The overall incidence of COVID-19 was around 1,188.9 cases per 100,000 of the population. Females had a higher incidence rate of COVID-19 infection than males. People aged from 20 to 39 years old had significantly higher incidence rates than the average, with the highest rate being found in the Barohom sub-district. In 2021, the highest rates were in the month of October, followed by July and August; while March was reported as the highest rate in 2022.
Conclusion: The findings of this study can be used by the public health organizations and others involved in COVID-19 for direct prevention and control in those high-incidence areas. This study has also proven that its findings can be applied to cases related to the prevention programs of other infectious diseases in Thailand.
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