Geographic Information Systems, spatial analysis, and HIV in Africa: A scoping review

DC Boyda, SB Holzman, A Berman, MK Grabowski… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis are emerging tools
for global health, but it is unclear to what extent they have been applied to HIV research in …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile technologies and geographic information systems to improve health care systems: a literature review

JA Nhavoto, Å Grönlund - JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2014 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: A growing body of research has employed mobile technologies and
geographic information systems (GIS) for enhancing health care and health information …

A geographical perspective on access to sexual and reproductive health care for women in rural Africa

J Yao, AT Murray, V Agadjanian - Social Science & Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Utilization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services can significantly impact health
outcomes, such as pregnancy and birth, prenatal and neonatal mortality, maternal morbidity …

Ship path optimization that accounts for geographical traffic characteristics to increase maritime port safety

H Yu, AT Murray, Z Fang, J Liu, G Peng… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Maritime ports face challenges associated with navigation safety, operational efficiency, and
management. With the development of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence simulation …

Bypassing health facilities in rural Mozambique: spatial, institutional, and individual determinants

J Yao, V Agadjanian - BMC health services research, 2018 - Springer
Background Access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is critical for such
outcomes as pregnancy and birth, prenatal and neonatal mortality, maternal morbidity and …

“It is challenging… oh, nobody likes it!”: a qualitative study exploring Mozambican adolescents and young adults' experiences with contraception

R Capurchande, G Coene, I Schockaert, M Macia… - BMC women's …, 2016 - Springer
Background By focusing upon formal sex education programmes, the Mozambican
government has significantly enhanced the general health of adolescents and young adults …

Disparities in sexual and reproductive health services utilization among urban and rural adolescents in southern Ethiopia, 2020: a comparative cross-sectional study

A Habte, S Dessu, B Bogale, L Lemma - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Although studies on the uptake of Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
(ASRH) services in Ethiopia have been conducted they have failed to show the disparity in …

Geographically linking population and facility surveys: methodological considerations

MP Skiles, CR Burgert, SL Curtis, J Spencer - Population health metrics, 2013 - Springer
Background The relationship between health services and population outcomes is an
important area of public health research that requires bringing together data on outcomes …

A scoping review of spatial analysis approaches using health survey data in sub-Saharan Africa

S Manda, N Haushona, R Bergquist - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spatial analysis has become an increasingly used analytic approach to describe and
analyze spatial characteristics of disease burden, but the depth and coverage of its usage …

Equity of access to reproductive health services among youths in resource-limited suburban communities of Mandalay City, Myanmar

PP Thin Zaw, T Liabsuetrakul, TT Htay… - BMC health services …, 2012 - Springer
Background Inequity of accessibility to and utilization of reproductive health (RH) services
among youths is a global concern, especially in resource-limited areas. The level of inequity …