SPATIAL CLUSTERING OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN BANDUNG CITY BY MEANS LOCAL MORAN’S I AND SPATIAL SCAN STATISTICS

Abstract

Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is a serious problem for public health in Bandung city. This disease is caused by bocavirus and the number incidence increase in the rainy season every year. The number of incidences is found in all sub-districts and some of the districts have a high relative risk with a value higher than 1.The early warning system for controlling the disease spread is needed. In this study, we introduce the Local Moran's I and Spatial Scan statistics to detect the high-risk spatial cluster of URTI. We found the western and eastern regions are riskier than the northern and southern district.