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Table 1 Selected information from a rapid literature review on mapping for MNH

From: The geography of maternal and newborn health: the state of the art

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)