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Kim J, Kim DH, Lee J, Cheon Y, Yoo S. A scoping review of qualitative geographic information systems in studies addressing health issues. Soc Sci Med 2022; 314:115472. [PMID: 36334495 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Qualitative Geographic Information Systems (QGIS) represent an emerging geospatial and qualitative approach to comprehensively understand health issues. This scoping review gathers evidence from 38 articles to illuminate when and how QGIS is used to address health issues. QGIS can contribute to recent health-related studies focusing on determinants of health and health equity at the community rather than individual level, highlight relationships between place and health, and encourage participation from people and communities in health-decision making. If more studies attempt to specify detailed data analysis methods and develop ways to use rich contexts of qualitative data, QGIS can provide greater scope for those working to solve health problems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jisun Kim
- 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-ku, Seoul National University, Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Building 221, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-ku, Seoul National University, Institute of Health and Environment, Building 220, Room 228-3, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-ku, Seoul National University, Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Building 221, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- 253 Ayeon-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju Research Institute, Jeju, 63147, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-ku, Seoul National University, Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Building 221, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-ku, Seoul National University, Institute of Health and Environment, Building 220, Room 228-3, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Using Prospective Methods to Identify Fieldwork Locations Favourable to Understanding Divergences in Health Care Accessibility. ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/ijgi10080506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Central to this article is the issue of choosing sites for where a fieldwork could provide a better understanding of divergences in health care accessibility. Access to health care is critical to good health, but inhabitants may experience barriers to health care limiting their ability to obtain the care they need. Most inhabitants of low-income countries need to walk long distances along meandering paths to get to health care services. Individuals in Malawi responded to a survey with a battery of questions on perceived difficulties in accessing health care services. Using both vertical and horizontal impedance, we modelled walking time between household locations for the individuals in our sample and the health care centres they were using. The digital elevation model and Tobler’s hiking function were used to represent vertical impedance, while OpenStreetMap integrated with land cover map were used to represent horizontal impedance. Combining measures of walking time and perceived accessibility in Malawi, we used spatial statistics and found spatial clusters with substantial discrepancies in health care accessibility, which represented fieldwork locations favourable for providing a better understanding of barriers to health access.
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