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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Plans Should Consider Spatial Distribution of Age-Specific Population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
In the early phases of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, most countries adopted age-based rollout plans due to vaccine shortages. The plans, however, might overlook different spatial distributions of each age group.
Jung, Jihoon   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

An Areal Approach to Spatial Accessibility Analysis

open access: yesGeographical Analysis, Volume 57, Issue 2, Page 233-269, April 2025.
Place‐based spatial accessibility quantifies the distribution of access to goods and services across space. The Two‐Step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) family of methods have become a default tool for spatial accessibility analysis in part due to their intuitive approach and interpretability.
Alexander Michels   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiscale Effects of Multimodal Public Facilities Accessibility on Housing Prices Based on MGWR: A Case Study of Wuhan, China

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022
The layout of public service facilities and their accessibility are important factors affecting spatial justice. Previous studies have verified the positive influence of public facilities accessibility on house prices; however, the spatial scale of the ...
Lingbo Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF PEDIATRIC TUBERCULOSIS IN BOHOL, PHILIPPINES: DISEASE CLUSTERS AND ACCESS TO CARE [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Worldwide, children represent approximately 10% of global tuberculosis (TB) cases. We recently reported a high tuberculin skin test (TST)-positive prevalence (355/5,476; weighted prevalence=6.4%) among children (\u3c15 years) throughout the island of ...
LEINING, LAUREN M
core   +1 more source

Navigating Disparities in Dental Health—A Transit‐Based Investigation of Access to Dental Care in Virginia

open access: yesCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 117-124, February 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective To identify vulnerable areas and populations with limited access to dental care in Virginia, the study aimed (1) to calculate travel time and accessibility scores to dental care in Virginia using a transit‐based accessibility model for all dental clinics and dental clinics participating in the Medicaid dental program and (2) to ...
Junghwan Kim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of 2SFCA Method to Identify and Analyze Spatial Access Disparities to Healthcare in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
The issue of reducing spatial disparities in access to healthcare is one of the most important healthcare planning issues that policy makers and planners investigate and consider as a key focus until present time.
Bandar Fuad Khashoggi, Abdulkader Murad
doaj   +1 more source

Automated external defibrillator location selection considering myocardial infarction risk and medical resources

open access: yesTransactions in GIS, Volume 28, Issue 7, Page 2157-2179, November 2024.
Abstract The effective deployment of medical emergency equipment, such as automated external defibrillator (AED), is essential to myocardial infarction (MI) patients. However, there are shortcomings in current studies that simultaneously consider the risk of MI and the availability of medical resources when siting the AEDs.
Yao Yao   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the accessibility of emergency shelters based on an improved two-step floating catchment area model

open access: yesInternational Journal of Digital Earth
The accessibility of emergency shelters is crucial for reducing casualties. Previous studies on the accessibility of emergency shelters have limitations in the refinement and comprehensiveness of supply and demand data.
Yongyang Xu, Chiyu Zhou, Bin Hu
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the Methodology and Clinical Utility of Spatial Access to Health Care Measures in Appalachia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The Appalachia region of the U.S. has noted socioeconomic disparities, elevated rates and mortality for many cancers, and substandard cancer treatment patterns.
Donohoe, Joseph J.
core  

Analysing Inequity in Accessibility to Services with Neighbourhood Location and Socio‐Economic Characteristics in Delhi

open access: yesGeographical Analysis, Volume 56, Issue 4, Page 651-677, October 2024.
The lack of comprehensive spatial data for neighbourhoods in cities in the global South has posed a significant challenge for examining socio‐economic inequities in accessibility to services. By combining the primary (survey data) and secondary data sources with new spatial data sources (Earth observation data, Google Maps), we create a spatial ...
Aviral Marwal, Elisabete A. Silva
wiley   +1 more source

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