Table 1.
Selected information from a rapid literature review on mapping for MNH
| Publication | Region | Scope | Theme | GIS approaches used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudhof et al., 2013 [39] | Africa | Sub-district | Geographic access to MNH care | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities along road networks) |
| Bowie, 2013 [40] | Africa | National | Geographic access to MNH care | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities) |
| Ismaeel & Jabar, 2013 [41] | Middle East | City | Support system for MNH care | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities) |
| Echoka et al., 2013 [42] | Africa | Sub-national | Geographic access to MNH care | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities) |
| Lohela et al., 2012 [43] | Africa | National (rural) | Impact of geographical access on newborn mortality | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities) |
| Gething et al., 2012 [44] | Africa | National | Geographic access to MNH care | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities along road networks) |
| Kyei et al., 2012 [45] | Africa | National (rural) | Impact of geographic access on ANC utilization | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities) |
| Pilkington et al., 2012 [46] | Europe | National | Impact of geographical access on delivery | Spatial analysis (distance to facilities along road networks) |
| Bailey et al., 2011 [47] | Africa | Sub-national | Geographic access to MNH care | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities along road networks) |
| Gjesfjeld & Jung, 2011 [48] | North America | Sub-national | Geographic access to MNH care | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities) |
| Fisher & Myers, 2011 [49] | Asia | Sub-national | Geographic access to MNH care | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities along road networks) |
| Gabrysch et al., 2011 [50] | Africa | National (rural) | Impact of geographical access on use of services. | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities) |
| Cordivano, 2011 [51] | North America | City | Impact on maternity ward closure | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities, analysis of facility based buffers to determine catchment areas) |
| Redshaw et al., 2011 [52] | Europe | National | Maternity care organization | Thematic mapping (density of facilities) |
| Massey, 2011 [53] | Africa | National | Geographic patterns of MNH | Thematic mapping (analysis of hot-spots of adverse outcomes) |
| Simoes & Almeida, 2011 [54] | Latin America | City | Impact of geographic access on MMR. | Spatial analysis (distance to facilities along road networks) |
| Zahinos Ruiz, 2010 [55] | Africa | Sub-national | Assess effectiveness (MWHs) | Spatial analysis (investigation of facility based buffers to determine catchment areas) |
| Saugene, 2010 [56] | Africa | Sub-national | Planning of ambulance routes | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities along road networks) |
| Malqvist et al., 2010 [57] | Asia | Sub-national | Impact of geographic access on mortality and care utilization. | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities) |
| Pilkington et al., 2008 [58] | Europe | National | Impact on maternity unit closure | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities and, analysis of facility based buffers to determine catchment areas) |
| Dummer & Parker, 2004 [59] | Europe | Sub-national | Accessibility and infant death risk | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities along road networks) |
| Balk et al., 2003 [20] | Africa | Region | Impact of geography on child/infant mortality | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities and analysis of facility based buffers to determine catchment areas) |
| Ayeni, 2002 [60] | Africa | City | Birth weight analysis | Thematic mapping (overlaying different map layers and small area analysis) |
| Leewannapasai et al., 2001 [61] | Asia | Sub-district | Geographic access | Thematic mapping (overlaying different map layers) |
| Jain et al., 2015 [62] | Asia | Sub-national | Impact of geographical access on institutional deliveries | Spatial analysis (distance to facilities along road networks) |
| Tatem et al., 2014 [63] | Asia and Africa | National | Geographic distribution of women of child-bearing age, pregnancies, births and facilities | Thematic mapping (overlaying different map layers) |
| Heard et al., 2004 [64] | Africa | National | Impact of geographic access on service utilization | Spatial analysis (straight-line distances to facilities) |
| Blanford et al., 2012 [65] | Africa | National | Geographic access | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities along road networks) |
| Nesbitt et al., 2014 [66] | Africa | Sub-national | Accuracy of different measures of geographic access as proxies for access to services. | Spatial analysis (straight-line distance to facilities, distance to facilities along road network) and spatial modelling (travel time to facilities along road networks). |
| Chong et al., 2013 [67] | Oceania | City (sub-region) | Use of geographic methods to identify high-risk communities | Thematic mapping (spatial clusters of at risk patients) |
| Amoako Johnson et al., 2015 [8] | Africa | National (rural) | Impact of geographical access on use of skilled birth attendance. | Spatial analysis (distance to facilities along road networks) |
| Ravelli et al., 2010 [4] | Europe | National | Impact of geographical access on neonatal outcomes. | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities along road networks) |
| Okwaraji et al., 2012 [3] | Africa | Sub-national | Impact of geographical access on under 5 mortality | Spatial modelling (travel time to facilities) |