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Comparison of geographical and individual deprivation index to assess the risk of Sars-CoV-2 infection and disease severity: a retrospective cohort study
It has been shown that COVID-19 affects people at socioeconomic disadvantage more strongly. Previous studies investigating the association between geographical deprivation and COVID-19 outcomes in Italy report... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Mazzilli, Gianluca Paparatto, Antonio Chieti, Anna Maria Nannavecchia, Lucia Bisceglia, Pier Luigi Lopalco, Domenico Martinelli and Lara Tavoschi Tags: Research Source Type: research

Revisiting the impact of public spaces on the mental health of rural migrants in Wuhan: an integrated multi-source data analysis
Current research on public spaces and mental health often focuses on the independent relationship of one or more social mediators, neglecting the nuanced implications and serial mechanisms inherent in the prog... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Feifan Gao, Hanbei Cheng, Zhigang Li and Le Yu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Towards more realistic measures of accessibility to emergency departments in Sweden
Assuring that emergency health care (EHC) is accessible is a key objective for health care planners. Conventional accessibility analysis commonly relies on resident population data. However, the allocation of ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - March 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jacob Hassler, Tobias Andersson Granberg, Krisjanis Steins and Vania Ceccato Tags: Research Source Type: research

A French classification to describe medical deserts: a multi-professional approach based on the first contact with the healthcare system
Increasing inequalities in accessibility to primary care has generated medical deserts. Identifying them is key to target the geographic areas where action is needed. An extensive definition of primary care ha... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marie Bonal, Cindy Padilla, Guillaume Chevillard and V éronique Lucas-Gabrielli Tags: Research Source Type: research

Socioeconomic and geographic variations of disabilities in India: evidence from the National Family Health Survey, 2019 –21
Increasing disability is of global and national concern. Lack of evidence on disability across socioeconomic groups and geographic levels (especially small areas) impeded interventions for these disadvantaged ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rashmi Rashmi and Sanjay K. Mohanty Tags: Research Source Type: research

Global positioning system-based food environment exposures, diet-related, and cardiometabolic health outcomes: a systematic review and research agenda
Geographic access to food may affect dietary choices and health outcomes, but the strength and direction of associations may depend on the operationalization of exposure measures. We aimed to systematically re... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Noreen Z. Siddiqui, Lai Wei, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Maria G. M. Pinho, Marco Helbich, Linda J. Schoonmade and Joline W. J. Beulens Tags: Research Source Type: research

The built environment, purpose-specific walking behaviour and overweight: evidence from Wuhan metropolis in central China
The impact of objective and subjective environmental factors on health outcomes has been a topic of significant debate, with a growing body of research acknowledging the role of a physically active lifestyle i... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sanwei He, Shan Yu, Lina Ai, Jingya Dai and Calvin King Lam Chung Tags: Research Source Type: research

Determinants of disparities of diabetes-related hospitalization rates in Florida: a retrospective ecological study using a multiscale geographically weighted regression approach
Early diagnosis, control of blood glucose levels and cardiovascular risk factors, and regular screening are essential to prevent or delay complications of diabetes. However, most adults with diabetes do not me... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jennifer Lord and Agricola Odoi Tags: Research Source Type: research

Using geographic rescue time contours, point-of-care strategies, and spatial care paths to prepare island communities for global warming, rising oceans, and weather disasters
To perform geographic contour analysis of sea and land ambulance rescue times in an archipelago subject to super typhoons; to design point-of-care testing strategies for medical emergencies and weather disaste... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gerald J. Kost, Anna K. F üzéry, Louie Kim R. Caratao, Samantha Tinsay, Amanullah Zadran and Adrian P. Ybañez Tags: Research Source Type: research

Mapping the prevalence of cancer risk factors at the small area level in Australia
Cancer is a significant health issue globally and it is well known that cancer risk varies geographically. However in many countries there are no small area-level data on cancer risk factors with high resoluti... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: James Hogg, Jessica Cameron, Susanna Cramb, Peter Baade and Kerrie Mengersen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Understanding the spread of infectious diseases in edge areas of hotspots: dengue epidemics in tropical metropolitan regions
Identifying clusters or hotspots from disease maps is critical in research and practice. Hotspots have been shown to have a higher potential for transmission risk and may be the source of infections, making th... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ya-Peng Lee and Tzai-Hung Wen Tags: Research Source Type: research

People ’s political views, perceived social norms, and individualism shape their privacy concerns for and acceptance of pandemic control measures that use individual-level georeferenced data
As the COVID-19 pandemic became a major global health crisis, many COVID-19 control measures that use individual-level georeferenced data (e.g., the locations of people ’s residences and activities) have been u... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mei-Po Kwan, Jianwei Huang and Zihan Kan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Gravity models for potential spatial healthcare access measurement: a systematic methodological review
Quantifying spatial access to care —the interplay of accessibility and availability—is vital for healthcare planning and understanding implications of services (mal-)distribution. A plethora of methods aims to ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Barbara Stacherl and Odile Sauzet Tags: Review Source Type: research

Revealing associations between spatial time series trends of COVID-19 incidence and human mobility: an analysis of bidirectionality and spatiotemporal heterogeneity
Using human mobility as a proxy for social interaction, previous studies revealed bidirectional associations between COVID-19 incidence and human mobility. For example, while an increase in COVID-19 cases may ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hoeyun Kwon and Caglar Koylu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Epidemiology, risk areas and macro determinants of gastric cancer: a study based on geospatial analysis
Both incidence and mortality of gastric cancer in Gansu rank first in china, this study aimed to describe the recent prevalence of gastric cancer and explore the social and environmental determinants of gastri... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Binjie Huang, Jie Liu, Feifei Ding and Yumin Li Tags: Research Source Type: research