• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권sup3호
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• pp.33-37
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• 2016

Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, including in Iran. Variations in its incidence rate among geographical areas are due to various contributing factors. Since there has been a lack of studies on this topic in our country, the present spatial analysis of skin cancer incidence in Iran in 2009 was conducted using data from the cancer registry system for the country. The reported incidences of the disease were standardized on the basis of the World Health Organization population and the direct method. Then the data were inserted into the GIS software, and finally, using the analysis of hot spots (Getis-Ord Gi), high-risk areas were drawn. Provinces that were 1.9 SD higher or lower than the national average were considered hot spots or cold spots, with significance at the level of 0.05. In 2009, a total of 9,964 cases of skin cancer occurred, 3,696 in women and 6,268 in men (standardized incidence rates of 15.8 and 22.6, respectively). The results of the study showed that in men and women, the disease demonstrated high incidence in the central provinces and desert regions. In women, Yazd Province and in men, Qom Province had significant hot spots (p <0.05). While Isfahan, Markazi, Tehran and Kurdistan provinces were expected to be hot spots, the differences from the national average were not significant at the 0.05 level. As well, the provinces of Sistan Va Baluchistan, Kerman, and Hormozgan were identified as cold or low-risk disease regions (p <0.05). The central provinces of the country due to hot weather conditions, more solar radiation, and closer vicinity to the central desert of Iran demonstrated higher incidence rates for skin cancer, so further epidemiological studies into the etiology and early detection are essential in these areas.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권sup3호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2016

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers. Due to demographic changes, it is predicted that the incidence of this cancer will increase. Variations of its incidence rate among geographical areas are due to various contributing factors. Since there have been a lack of studies on this topic in our country, the present assessment of spatial patterns of colorectal cancer incidence in Iran was performed. In this ecological study, the new cases of colon cancer were extracted from Cancer Registry Center report of the Health Deputy of Iran in 2009. The reported incidences of the disease were standardized on the basis of the World Health Organization population and the direct method. Then the data were inserted into the GIS software, and finally, using the analysis of hot spots (Getis-Ord Gi) high-risk areas were drawn. Provinces that are higher or lower than the national average (1.9 SD) were considered hot spots or cold spots, significant at the level of 0.05. A total of 6,210 cases of colorectal cancer were registered in Iran in 2009, of which 3,727 were in men and 2,783 in women (age-standardized rates of 11.3 and 10.9 per 100,000 population, respectively). The results showed that in central and northern Iran including Isfahan, Qom, Tehran, Qazvin and Mazandaran significant hot spots in men were present (p <0.05). In women also we have high incidence in northern and central states: Mazandaran province (p<0.01) and the province of Tehran (p<0.05) had higher incidences than the national average and were apparent as significant hot spots. Analysis of the spatial distribution of colorectal cancer showed significant differences between different areas pointing to the necessity for further epidemiological studies into the etiology and early detection.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.77-100
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• 2022

저성장·고령화시대에 접어들면서 지방의 많은 도시들이 인구감소문제를 경험하고 있다. 생산인 력감소, 재정감축, 삶의 질 저하, 공동체 기반 붕괴 등 다양한 형태의 쇠퇴현상들이 연쇄적으로 발생하면서 지방소멸의 벼랑 끝으로 몰리고 있다. 본 연구는 저성장·고령화 시대 인구감소도시의 효율적인 공간관리 정책으로써 컴팩시티 계획을 적용하기 위해 공간통계기법과 GIS를 활용하여 도시 내 고용창출중심지 추정과 고용 권역을 설정하는 방법론을 제안하였다. 구체적으로 컴팩시티에 관한 선행연구 검토를 통하여 종사자수, 정주인구수, 개발용지 면적을 고려한 새로운 지표 '고용복합지수'를 정의하고, 국지적 모란지수와 핫스팟 분석을 적용하여 고용창출중심지를 추정하였다. 창원시를 대상으로 2013년, 2015년, 2017년, 2019년의 4개 년도를 사례분석을 실시하여 고용창출중심지의 압축된 다핵구조를 확인하였다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 지속적 도시 성장을 위한 산업중심 권역 설정과 컴팩시티 공간정책의 시사점을 제시하였다. 본 분석 결과는 지역활성화 플랫폼을 위한 기능적·제도적 권역 거버넌스의 기초자료로써 인구감소, 지역총생산, 에너지 절감에 대응할 수 있는 공공시설배치, 교통계획, 의료보건 계획 등 공간정책 의사 결정에 필요한 유의미한 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제64권12호
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• pp.632-641
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• 2021

Background: Over the past few decades, various goals have been defined to reduce the mortality of children caused by acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) worldwide. However, few spatial studies to date have reported on ALRI deaths. Purpose: We aimed to assess the spatial modeling of mortality from ALRI in children under 5 years of age during 2000-2017 using a global data. Methods: The data on the mortality of children under 5 years old caused by ALRI were initially obtained from the official website of the World Health Organization. The income status of their home countries was also gathered from the Country Income Groups (World Bank Classification) website and divided into 5 categories. After that, in the ArcGIS 10.6 environment, a database was created and the statistical tests and related maps were extracted. The Global Moran's I statistic, Getis-Ord Gi statistic, and geographically weighted regression were used for the analyses. In this study, higher z scores indicated the hot spots, while lower z scores indicated the cold spots. Results: In 2000-2017, child mortality showed a downward trend from 17.6 per 100,000 children to 8.1 and had a clustered pattern. Hot spots were concentrated in Asia in 2000 but shifted toward African countries by 2017. A cold spot that formed in Europe in 2007 showed an ascending trend by 2017. Based on the results of geographically weighted regression test, the regions identified as the hot spots of mortality from ALRI in children under 5 years old were among the middle-income countries (R²=0.01, adjusted R²=8.77). Conclusion: While the total number of child deaths in 2000-2017 has decreased, the number of hot spots has increased among countries. This study also concluded that, during the study period, Central and Western Africa countries became the main new hot spots of deaths from ALRI.