Geospatial Analysis of Cervical Cancer Distribution in South Sulawesi Province

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer, which is classifed as a non-communicable disease, is a health problem that is of global concern at this time. Indonesia ranks second in the highest number of cervical cancer cases in the world with 36,633 cases per year. For this reason, optimization eforts are carried out to prevent the increase in the prevalence of cervical cancer patients in the province of South Sulawesi.
AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine distribution pattern, level of risk, and spatial cluster of cervical cancer in South Sulawesi Province.
METHODS: Geospatial analysis using Global Moran’s I and Local Moran’s I.
RESULTS: The results of the geospatial analysis of the prevalence of cervical cancer in South Sulawesi Province show that in 2016, there were two spatial hotspot clusters (H-H), one cold-spot spatial cluster (L-L), two spatial outlier clusters (H-L), and one spatial outlier cluster (L-H). In 2019, there were only two spatial hotspot clusters. Geospatial analysis of the prevalence of cervical cancer shows an increase in eforts to prevent cervical cancer from 2016 to 2019. However, there are still spatial hotspot clusters in 2019, especially in rural areas.
CONCLUSION: The eforts to prevent cervical cancer need to be optimized, especially in rural areas, in the future.