SPATIAL EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTENCE OF EQUIPMENT FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN BRAZILIAN MICROREGIONS IN 2019.

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the spatial distribution of cancer diagnostic equipment in Brazilian microregions for the year 2019. It was used data from the National Register of Health Establishments (CNES), made available by the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). The methodology used in this work was an Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA), which verifies the existing spatial associations in Brazilian microregions that have cancer diagnostic equipment. The study results presence of positive spatial autocorrelation in the data. Note the formation of high-high clusters of cancer diagnostic devices in the South and Southeast of Brazil, indicating that these regions have a high concentration of devices. However, the results also indicate that in the North and Northeast regions there is a strong presence of low-low clusters, indicating an agglomeration of micro-regions lacking these medical equipment.