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Daily activity locations k-anonymity for the evaluation of disclosure risk of individual GPS datasets
Personal privacy is a significant concern in the era of big data. In the field of health geography, personal health data are collected with geographic location information which may increase disclosure risk an... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - March 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jue Wang and Mei-Po Kwan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Dealing with spatial misalignment to model the relationship between deprivation and life expectancy: a model-based geostatistical approach
Life expectancy at birth (LEB), one of the main indicators of human longevity, has often been used to characterise the health status of a population. Understanding its relationships with the deprivation is key... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - March 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Olatunji Johnson, Peter Diggle and Emanuele Giorgi Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Bayesian spatiotemporal modeling with sliding windows to correct reporting delays for real-time dengue surveillance in Thailand
The ability to produce timely and accurate estimation of dengue cases can significantly impact disease control programs. A key challenge for dengue control in Thailand is the systematic delay in reporting at d... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - March 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chawarat Rotejanaprasert, Nattwut Ekapirat, Darin Areechokchai and Richard J. Maude Tags: Research Source Type: research

A network analysis framework to improve the delivery of mosquito abatement services in Machala, Ecuador
Vector-borne disease places a high health and economic burden in the American tropics. Comprehensive vector control programs remain the primary method of containing local outbreaks. With limited resources, man... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Catherine A. Lippi, Liang Mao, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra, Naveed Heydari, Efra ín Beltrán Ayala, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Jason K. Blackburn and Sadie J. Ryan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Obtaining district-level health estimates using geographically masked location from Demographic and Health Survey data
Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data are an important source of maternal, newborn, and child health as well as nutrition information for low- and middle-income countries. However, DHSs are often unavailabl... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emily Wilson, Elizabeth Hazel, Lois Park, Emily Carter, Lawrence H. Moulton, Rebecca Heidkamp and Jamie Perin Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Is the closest health facility the one used in pregnancy care-seeking? A cross-sectional comparative analysis of self-reported and modelled geographical access to maternal care in Mozambique, India and Pakistan
Travel time to care is known to influence uptake of health services. Generally, pregnant women who take longer to transit to health facilities are the least likely to deliver in facilities. It is not clear if ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Liberty Makacha, Prestige Tatenda Makanga, Yolisa Prudence Dube, Jeffrey Bone, Kh átia Munguambe, Geetanjali Katageri, Sumedha Sharma, Marianne Vidler, Esperança Sevene, Umesh Ramadurg, Umesh Charantimath, Amit Revankar and Peter von Dadelszen Tags: Research Source Type: research

A method for assessing links between objectively measured food store scores and store & neighborhood favorability
Worldwide, interest in research on methods to define access to healthy food at the local level has grown, given its central connection to carrying out a healthy lifestyle. Within this research domain, papers h... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Richard C. Sadler, Ashley N. Sanders-Jackson, Josh Introne and Robyn Adams Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Addressing the data guardian and geospatial scientist collaborator dilemma: how to share health records for spatial analysis while maintaining patient confidentiality
The utility of being able to spatially analyze health care data in near-real time is a growing need. However, this potential is often limited by the level of in-house geospatial expertise. One solution is to f... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jayakrishnan Ajayakumar, Andrew J. Curtis and Jacqueline Curtis Tags: Research Source Type: research

Comparative analysis of computer-vision and BLE technology based indoor navigation systems for people with visual impairments
Considerable number of indoor navigation systems has been proposed to augment people with visual impairments (VI) about their surroundings. These systems leverage several technologies, such as computer-vision,... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jayakanth Kunhoth, AbdelGhani Karkar, Somaya Al-Maadeed and Asma Al-Attiyah Tags: Research Source Type: research

A “Swiss paradox” in the United States? Level of spatial aggregation changes the association between income inequality and morbidity for older Americans
Although a preponderance of research indicates that increased income inequality negatively impacts population health, several international studies found that a greater income inequality was associated with be... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Steven A. Cohen, Mary L. Greaney and Ann C. Klassen Tags: Research Source Type: research

A bootstrapping approach for generating an inverse distance weight matrix when multiple observations have an identical location in large health surveys
Spatial weight matrices play a key role in econometrics to capture spatial effects. However, these constructs are prone to clustering and can be challenging to analyse in common statistical packages such as ST... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sung Wook Kim, Felix Achana and Stavros Petrou Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Behavioral mapping of children ’s physical activities and social behaviors in an indoor preschool facility: methodological challenges in revealing the influence of space in play
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) based behavior maps are useful for visualizing and analyzing how children utilize their play spaces. However, a GIS needs accurate locational information to ensure that obs... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ajoke R. Onojeghuo, Candace I. J. Nykiforuk, Ana Paula Belon and Jane Hewes Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

A new combination rule for Spatial Decision Support Systems for epidemiology
Decision making in the health area usually involves several factors, options and data. In addition, it should take into account technological, social and spatial aspects, among others. Decision making methodol... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Luciana Moura Mendes de Lima, La ísa Ribeiro de Sá, Ana Flávia Uzeda dos Santos Macambira, Jordana de Almeida Nogueira, Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna and Ronei Marcos de Moraes Tags: Research Source Type: research

The population randomization observation process (PROP) assessment method: using systematic habitation observations of street segments to establish household-level epidemiologic population samples
Identifying and intervening on health disparities requires representative community public health data. For cities with high vacancy and transient populations, traditional methods of population estimation for ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mieka Smart, Richard Sadler, Alan Harris, Zachary Buchalski, Amber Pearson and C. Debra Furr-Holden Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Emerging human infectious diseases of aquatic origin: a comparative biogeographic approach using Bayesian spatial modelling
With the increase in unprecedented and unpredictable disease outbreaks due to human-driven environmental changes in recent years, we need new analytical tools to map and predict the spatial distribution of eme... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Soushieta Jagadesh, Marine Combe, Pierre Couppi é, Paul Le Turnier, Loïc Epelboin, Mathieu Nacher and Rodolphe Elie Gozlan Tags: Research Source Type: research