The identification and spatial distribution of hotspots of tuberculosis occurrence in South Africa

Data for this study were collected from several locations implementing community-oriented primary care in the country. Community health workers used AitaHealth™, a custom-built mobile information management application, to obtain data on tuberculosis status and environmental conditions of households. We find notable clusters of tuberculosis in these provinces which we speculate could be associated with urban formal and informal settlement densification and overcrowding, the incidence of mining activities prevalent in sampled locations and poor access to healthcare.