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

Autor: Samuel B. Holzman, Danielle C. Boyda, Amanda Berman, M. Kathyrn Grabowski, Larry W. Chang
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
RNA viruses
Geographic information system
Epidemiology
Population Dynamics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
HIV Infections
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Global Health
medicine.disease_cause
Geographical locations
South Africa
0302 clinical medicine
Immunodeficiency Viruses
Risk Factors
Geoinformatics
Medicine and Health Sciences
Global health
030212 general & internal medicine
media_common
Multidisciplinary
Geography
Medical Microbiology
HIV epidemiology
Viral Pathogens
Viruses
Medicine
Pathogens
Inclusion (education)
Research Article
Computer and Information Sciences
Science
media_common.quotation_subject
030231 tropical medicine
MEDLINE
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
Retroviruses
medicine
Humans
Microbial Pathogens
Spatial Analysis
Population Biology
business.industry
Lentivirus
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
HIV
Data science
Geographic Distribution
Geographic distribution
Thematic map
Medical Risk Factors
Africa
Geographic Information Systems
Earth Sciences
HIV-1
People and places
business
Diversity (politics)
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 5, p e0216388 (2019)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216388
Popis: IntroductionGeographic 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 Africa. To help inform researchers and program implementers, this scoping review documents the range and depth of published HIV-related GIS and spatial analysis research studies conducted in Africa.MethodsA systematic literature search for articles related to GIS and spatial analysis was conducted through PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases. Using pre-specified inclusion criteria, articles were screened and key data were abstracted. Grounded, inductive analysis was conducted to organize studies into meaningful thematic areas.Results and discussionThe search returned 773 unique articles, of which 65 were included in the final review. 15 different countries were represented. Over half of the included studies were published after 2014. Articles were categorized into the following non-mutually exclusive themes: (a) HIV geography, (b) HIV risk factors, and (c) HIV service implementation. Studies demonstrated a broad range of GIS and spatial analysis applications including characterizing geographic distribution of HIV, evaluating risk factors for HIV, and assessing and improving access to HIV care services.ConclusionsGIS and spatial analysis have been widely applied to HIV-related research in Africa. The current literature reveals a diversity of themes and methodologies and a relatively young, but rapidly growing, evidence base.
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