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The effect of physician density on colorectal cancer stage at diagnosis: causal inference methods for spatial data applied on regional-level data
The early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) through regular screening decreases its incidence and mortality rates and improves survival rates. Norway has an extremely high percentage of CRC cases diagnosed ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dajana Draganic and Knut Reidar Wangen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Deriving neighborhood-level diet and physical activity measurements from anonymized mobile phone location data for enhancing obesity estimation
Obesity is a serious public health problem. Existing research has shown a strong association between obesity and an individual ’s diet and physical activity. If we extend such an association to the neighborhood... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ryan Zhenqi Zhou, Yingjie Hu, Jill N. Tirabassi, Yue Ma and Zhen Xu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Role of mammography accessibility, deprivation and spatial effect in breast cancer screening participation in France: an observational ecological study
The detection of cancer in its early latent stages can improve patients ’ chances of recovery and thereby reduce the overall burden of the disease. Our objectives were to investigate factors (geographic accessi... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 24, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nirmala Prajapati, Patricia Soler-Michel, Ver ónica M. Vieira and Cindy M. Padilla Tags: Research Source Type: research

The effect of sampling health facilities on estimates of effective coverage: a simulation study
Most existing facility assessments collect data on a sample of health facilities. Sampling of health facilities may introduce bias into estimates of effective coverage generated by ecologically linking individ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emily D. Carter, Abdoulaye Maiga, Mai Do, Glebelho Lazare Sika, Rosine Mosso, Abdul Dosso and Melinda K. Munos Tags: Research Source Type: research

Application of machine learning to predict transport modes from GPS, accelerometer, and heart rate data
There has been an increased focus on active transport, but the measurement of active transport is still difficult and error-prone. Sensor data have been used to predict active transport. While heart rate data ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Santosh Giri, Ruben Brondeel, Tarik El Aarbaoui and Basile Chaix Tags: Research Source Type: research

Spatial accessibility to health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: comparing existing models with survey-based perceived accessibility
Mapping geographical accessibility to health services is essential to improve access to public health in sub-Saharan Africa. Different methods exist to estimate geographical accessibility, but little is known ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: J érémie Bihin, Florence De Longueville and Catherine Linard Tags: Research Source Type: research

Participatory mapping to address neighborhood level data deficiencies for food security assessment in Southeastern Virginia, USA
Food is not equitably available. Deficiencies and generalizations limit national datasets, food security assessments, and interventions. Additional neighborhood level studies are needed to develop a scalable a... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nicole S. Hutton, George McLeod, Thomas R. Allen, Christopher Davis, Alexandra Garnand, Heather Richter, Prachi P. Chavan, Leslie Hoglund, Jill Comess, Matthew Herman, Brian Martin and Cynthia Romero Tags: Research Source Type: research

Spatial-temporal analysis of cerebral infarction mortality in Hokkaido, Japan: an ecological study using a conditional autoregressive model
Accessibility to stroke treatments is a challenge that depends on the place of residence. However, recent advances in medical technology have improved health outcomes. Nevertheless, the geographic heterogeneit... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kazuki Ohashi, Toshiya Osanai, Kensuke Fujiwara, Takumi Tanikawa, Yuji Tani, Soichiro Takamiya, Hirotaka Sato, Yasuhiro Morii, Kyohei Bando and Katsuhiko Ogasawara Tags: Research Source Type: research

Climate-driven mosquito-borne viral suitability index: measuring risk transmission of dengue, chikungunya and Zika in Mexico
Climate variability influences the population dynamics of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the viruses that cause dengue, chikungunya and Zika. In recent years these diseases have grown considerably. Den... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - October 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Constantino Carreto, Roxana Guti érrez-Romero and Tania Rodríguez Tags: Research Source Type: research

Assessing road criticality and loss of healthcare accessibility during floods: the case of Cyclone Idai, Mozambique 2019
The ability of disaster response, preparedness, and mitigation efforts to assess the loss of physical accessibility to health facilities and to identify impacted populations is key in reducing the humanitarian... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - October 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sami Petricola, Marcel Reinmuth, Sven Lautenbach, Charles Hatfield and Alexander Zipf Tags: Research Source Type: research

Evidence of transgenerational effects on autism spectrum disorder using multigenerational space-time cluster detection
Transgenerational epigenetic risks associated with complex health outcomes, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have attracted increasing attention. Transgenerational environmental risk exposures with pote... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - October 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rebecca Richards Steed, Amanda V. Bakian, Ken Robert Smith, Neng Wan, Simon Brewer, Richard Medina and James VanDerslice Tags: Research Source Type: research

Comparing effects of Euclidean buffers and network buffers on associations between built environment and transport walking: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Transport walking has drawn growing interest due to its potential to increase levels of physical activities and reduce reliance on vehicles. While existing studies have compared built environment-health associ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - September 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jingjing Li, Adam Peterson, Amy H. Auchincloss, Jana A. Hirsch, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Steven J. Melly, Kari A. Moore, Ana V. Diez-Roux and Brisa N. S ánchez Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

A simulation study for geographic cluster detection analysis on population-based health survey data using spatial scan statistics
In public health and epidemiology, spatial scan statistics can be used to identify spatial cluster patterns of health-related outcomes from population-based health survey data. Although it is appropriate to co... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - September 9, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jisu Moon and Inkyung Jung Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Development of a method for walking step observation based on large-scale GPS data
Widespread use of smartphones has enabled the continuous monitoring of people ’s movements and physical activity. Linking global positioning systems (GPS) data obtained via smartphone applications to physical a... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - September 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Shohei Nagata, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Naoki Nakaya and Atsushi Hozawa Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

The geospatial and conceptual configuration of the natural environment impacts the association with health outcomes and behavior in children and adolescents
Studies investigating associations between natural environments and health outcomes or health behaviors in children and adolescents yielded heterogenous results to date. This may be the result of different geo... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - August 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carina Nigg, Claudia Niessner, Alexander Burchartz, Alexander Woll and Jasper Schipperijn Tags: Methodology Source Type: research