Statistical scenarios of COVID-19 in Honduras: analysis from the business intelligence and data transparency perspective
| dc.creator | Farach, Efraín | |
| dc.date | 2024-04-30 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-05T16:21:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-05T16:21:00Z | |
| dc.description | Introduction: Official data on COVID-19 in Honduras is published daily by the government via the National Risk Management System (SINAGER). Method: Data was curated manually, correcting for frequent inconsistencies by consulting primary sources (health system and municipalities). Business Intelligence tools were used for data modeling and visualization using Power BI Desktop. Results: As of August 28, 2020, there were 58,810 cases confirmed by RT-PCR, average age of 39.8 years (range 21-40 years), 53% were men. Interestingly, 28.6% of all cases were reported in August, extemporary by several weeks late due to laboratory limitations. There were 1,827 deaths from COVID-19, average age of 62.4 years, 65% were men, 48% were between 51 to 70 years of age; 33.1% of all cases and 36.2% of deaths were from the Department of Cortés, followed by Francisco Morazán and progressively increasing in other departments. Discussion: Only 1.5% of the population has undergone RT-PCR. As of August 28, the number of cases was reduced by 24.4%, but associated with 29.2% reduction in lab testings done, compared to previous months. The positivity rate in August (45.5%) is the highest in Central America. Conclusion: Despite limited access to RT-PCR, official data on COVID-19 in Honduras shows an ascending curve in August, expanding into the rural regions. We propone to give access to open data of higher quality and to innovate with business intelligence to fight this pandemic. | en-US |
| dc.description | Introducción. Los datos oficiales sobre el COVID-19 en Honduras son publicados a diario por el gobierno vía Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos (SINAGER). Método: Se dio tratamiento manual de los datos, subsanando frecuentes inconsistencias acudiendo a fuentes primarias (sistema de salud y municipalidades). Se usó herramientas de Inteligencia de Negocios para el modelamiento y visualización de datos con Power BI Desktop. Resultados: Al 28 de agosto de 2020 había 58,810 casos confirmados por RT-PCR, con edad promedio de 39.8 años (rango 21-40 años) y 53% hombres. El 28.6% del total fueron reportados en agosto, pero extemporáneos por retraso por limitaciones laboratoriales. Hubo 1,827 muertes por COVID-19, con edad promedio de 62.4 años, 65% hombres, 48% entre 51 a 70 años de edad. El 33.1% de los casos y 36.2% de las defunciones eran de Cortés, seguido por Francisco Morazán y aumentando progresivamente en otros departamentos. Discusión: Sólo 1.5% de la población se ha realizado RT-PCR. Al 28 de agosto se redujo en 24.4% el número de casos, asociado a una reducción de realización de pruebas de 29.2% respecto a meses previos. La tasa de positividad en agosto (45.5%) es la más alta en Centroamérica. Conclusión: A pesar del limitado acceso a RT-PCR, los datos oficiales sobre COVID-19 en Honduras muestran una curva ascendente en agosto, expandiéndose al interior del país. Se propone dar más acceso a datos abiertos de mayor calidad e innovar agregando inteligencia de negocios para luchar contra esta pandemia. | es-ES |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://revistas.unitec.edu/innovare/article/view/121 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.unitec.edu//handle/123456789/13860 | |
| dc.language | spa | |
| dc.publisher | Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana | es-ES |
| dc.relation | https://revistas.unitec.edu/innovare/article/view/121/108 | |
| dc.rights | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 | es-ES |
| dc.source | Innovare Revista de ciencia y tecnología; Vol. 9 No. 2 (2020); 89-96 | en-US |
| dc.source | Innovare Revista de ciencia y tecnología; Vol. 9 Núm. 2 (2020); 89-96 | es-ES |
| dc.source | 2310-290X | |
| dc.subject | Pandemia | es-ES |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | es-ES |
| dc.subject | Tratamiento de datos | es-ES |
| dc.subject | Plataformas | es-ES |
| dc.subject | Riesgos | es-ES |
| dc.subject | Necesidades de visualización | es-ES |
| dc.subject | Pandemic | en-US |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | en-US |
| dc.subject | Data treatment | en-US |
| dc.subject | Platforms | en-US |
| dc.subject | Risks | en-US |
| dc.subject | Display needs | en-US |
| dc.title | Statistical scenarios of COVID-19 in Honduras: analysis from the business intelligence and data transparency perspective | en-US |
| dc.title | Escenarios estadísticos del COVID-19 en Honduras: análisis desde la inteligencia de negocios y la transparencia de datos | es-ES |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |