Application of Geographic Information System in a Noncommunicable Diseases Study / Chukwuedozie Kelechukwu Ajaero, Emeka Edwin Igboeli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ajaero, Chukwuedozie Kelechukwu, author.

Igboeli, Emeka Edwin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic diseases--Research--South Africa.

Chronic diseases.

Geographic information systems--South Africa.

Geographic information systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

In this Case Study, we use secondary data from a longitudinal study that examined the prevalence and risk factors of noncommunicable diseases in rural and urban areas across various districts and provinces of South Africa. We discuss the advantages of geospatial techniques in analyzing health outcomes by public health researchers, highlighting their ability to reveal spatial patterns that traditional methods may overlook. We outline the data-collection processes and the necessary information for effective geospatial analysis, along with the method for deriving variables from the survey dataset. We also explain how researchers applied geospatial techniques to assess the prevalence and socioeconomic risk factors of noncommunicable diseases in rural and urban areas across various geographic divisions of South Africa. We include sample visual illustrations to enhance understanding of the benefits of these geospatial analysis techniques. Additionally, we note that geospatial methods can be applied to any health issue as long as the phenomenon is spatially distributed and can be associated with geographic coordinates. Ultimately, we conclude that spatial analysis of health outcomes can lead to context-specific, evidence-based interventions for managing health outcomes across diverse geographic spaces.

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ISBN:

1-03-621721-3

9781036217211

OCLC:

1523169525