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Using Google Earth™ and Geographical Information System data as method to delineate sample domains for an urban household surveys: the case of Maroua (Far North Region-Cameroon)
BACKGROUND: Getting a random household sample during a survey can be expensive and very difficult especially in urban area and …
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Developing a representative community health survey sampling frame using open-source remote satellite imagery in Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Lack of accurate data on the distribution of sub-national populations in low- and middle-income countries impairs planning, monitoring, and …
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Capturing the spatial variability of HIV epidemics in South Africa and Tanzania using routine healthcare facility data
BACKGROUND: Large geographical variations in the intensity of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa call for geographically targeted resource allocation …
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A cross-sectional ecological analysis of international and sub-national health inequalities in commercial geospatial resource availability
BACKGROUND: Commercial geospatial data resources are frequently used to understand healthcare utilisation. Although there is widespread evidence of a digital …
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Current and future distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
BACKGROUND: Aedes-borne diseases as dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever are an emerging problem worldwide, being transmitted by Aedes aegypti …
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Spatial panorama of malaria prevalence in Africa under climate change and interventions scenarios
Malaria is highly sensitive to climatic variables and is strongly influenced by the presence of vectors in a region that …
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Urban–rural inequalities in suicide mortality: a comparison of urbanicity indicators
BACKGROUND: Urban-rural disparities in suicide mortality have received considerable attention. Varying conceptualizations of urbanity may contribute to the conflicting findings. …
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Univariate and multivariate spatial models of health facility utilisation for childhood fevers in an area on the coast of Kenya
BACKGROUND: Precise quantification of health service utilisation is important for the estimation of disease burden and allocation of health resources. …
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Development of a spatial sampling protocol using GIS to measure health disparities in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, a medium-sized African city
BACKGROUND: Many cities in developing countries experience an unplanned and rapid growth. Several studies have shown that the irregular urbanization …
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Seasonal variation in geographical access to maternal health services in regions of southern Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Geographic proximity to health facilities is a known determinant of access to maternal care. Methods of quantifying geographical access …