title: Frequency and spatial distribution of animal and object hoarder behavior in Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil.
abstract: This study aimed to establish the frequency and spatial distribution of animal and object hoarding in Curitiba (Paraná State), the eighth most populous city in Brazil. All hoarding complaints received by the City Secretaries of Health, Environment and Social Assistance between September 2013 and April 2015 were collected (n = 226) and suspicious cases were individually investigated. A total of 113/226 (50%) of complaints were confirmed as hoarding cases, representing an overall ratio of 6.45 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Curitiba, of which 48/113 (42.5%) involved object hoarders, 41/113 (36.3%) animal hoarders and 24/113 (21.2%) both animal and object hoarders. A correlation of total identified cases with neighborhood population density and all population stratums analyzed (total, gender, age) was significantly positive (p < 0.01), and with neighborhood mean monthly income (r = -0.2; p = 0.03) significantly negative. A spatial cluster of cases was found in the north of the city (OR = 8.57; p < 0.01). Hoarding cases were relatively frequent in Curitiba and were associated with population distribution patterns and inversely related to neighborhood income.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Graziela Ribeiro da
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Camila Marinelli
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal da Saúde, Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marília de Fátima
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ceccon-Valente
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal da Saúde, Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Liana Ludielli da
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal da Saúde, Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flavia Dias
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal do Meio Ambiente, Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Dirciane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Floeter
authors.affiliation: University of California, Davis, U.S.A.|JVR Shelter Strategies, Davis, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Jyothi Vinnakota
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alexander Welker
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Biondo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D000067836:Hoarding Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D062211:Spatio-Temporal Analysis