Sectorizing Health Conditions in Quito-Ecuador: A Case Study

This manuscript details the conceptualization and implementation of a case study that uses operational data of a clinical laboratory to geographically sectorize health conditions in the city of Quito, Ecuador. Through the application of clustering and association rules discovering, it was possible to identify some of the ailments possibly affecting the population of Quito in different sectors of the city. After the evaluation of the results, it was concluded that although they are not enough to generalize, they provide indications about the main health issues that the population suffers from and that they might be related to the districts’ socioeconomic status. Moreover, such outcomes were considered insightful by three health experts, who manifested that they could be used as starting points for targeted health campaigns for instance.