The Spatial Variation Study of Spread the Lupus Erythematous Disease in Najaf and Babylon Governorates Alduhaidahawi Faris j.1, Guda Muthik A.1,*, Obaid Jawad K.1 1Department of Ecology, College of Science, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq *Corresponding author: Muthik A. Guda. Department of Ecology, College of Science, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq, E-mail: Muthikabd1@gmail.com
Online published on 7 May, 2019. Abstract In this study, it was found that the disease affects females more than males, there are 38 cases in Najaf and 145 case in Babylon. There were also significant differences (P <0.05) between the age and infection, as the youth (14–40) years were more likely to be infected than the elderly (41–70) years. The infection was significantly different (P <0.05) between housewives and the unemployed, on the one hand, and wage earners and employees on the other, where in the first was higher than the second. While the Interference between Living and (gender, age and occupation factors) did not show significant differences (P <0.05). It was observed that when the disease affects the female, it affects pregnant women more than non-pregnant women. Study of statistical data for four years found that Babylon province is more vulnerable to infection of (SLE) compared to Najaf province. It was found that the infection rate of (8.40), (3.51) per hundred thousand people, Respectively. This may be attributed to population density, lack of health services, municipal and low level of infrastructure as well as the spread of factories and industrial neighborhoods within the basic design of city such as textile factory. Top Keywords Najaf province, Babylon province, Lupus erythematous diseases (SLE), Immunological diseases. Top |