Moran’s I and Geary’s C: investigation of the effects of spatial weight matrices for assessing the distribution of infectious diseases

Sarah Isnan; Ahmad Fikri bin Abdullah; Abdul Rashid Shariff; Iskandar Ishak; Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail; Maheshwara Rao Appanan; Jihong Zhang; Guohua Yin; Qiuhua Zhang; Juan Fang; Duo Jiang; Chao Yang; Na Sun; Alireza Mohammadi; Bardia Mashhoodi; Ali Shamsoddini; Elahe Pishgar; Robert Bergquist; Wentao Yang; Fengjie Wang; Yihan You; Zhixiong Fang; Xing Wang; Xiaoming Mei; Sang Min Lee; Dong Woo Huh; Young Gyu Kwon; Peter Nezval; Takeshi Shirabe; Jonas Schoo; Frank Schüssler; Mai Liu; Yin Zhang; Enríque Ibarra-Zapata; Darío Gaytán-Hernández; Yolanda Terán-Figueroa; Verónica Gallegos-García; Carmen del Pilar Suárez-Rodríguez; Sergio Zarazúa Guzmán; Omar Parra Rodríguez; Worrayot Darasawang; Wongsa Laohasiriwong; Kittipong Sornlorm; Warangkana Sungsitthisawad; Roshan Kumar Mahato; Mintesnot Tenkir Teni; Travis Loux; Ness Sandoval; Anne Sebert Kuhlmann; Iuria Betco; Ana Isabel Ribeiro; David S. Vale; Luis Encalada-Abarca; Cláudia M. Viana; Jorge Rocha; Adel Al-Huraibi; Sherif Amer; Justine Blanford; Néstor DelaPaz-Ruíz; Ellen-Wien Augustijn; Mahdi Farnaghi; Sheheen A. Abdulkareem; Raul Zurita Milla

doi:10.4081/gh.2025.1277

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Where to place emergency ambulance vehicles: use of a capacitated maximum covering location model with real call data

Soheil Hashtarkhani, Stephen A. Matthews, Ping Yin, Alireza Mohammadi, Shahab Mohammad Ebrahimi, Mahmood Tara, Behzad Kiani

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Typhoid fever in Jakarta, Indonesia 2017-2023: spatial clustering and seasonality of hospitalization data to inform better intervention

Mujiyanto Mujiyanto, Basuki Rachmat, Aris Yulianto, Made Agus Nurjana, Wawan Ridwan, Endang Puji Astuti, Doni Lasut, Pandji Wibawa Dhewantara

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1372

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The spatial distribution of interleukin-4 (IL-4) reference values in China based on a back propagation (BP) neural network

Zhao Rong Huang, Miao Ge, Xin Rui Pang, Pu Song, Congxia Wang

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The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare coverage and access in racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States

Lauren Freelander, David S. Rickless, Corey Anderson, Frank Curriero, Sarah Rockhill, Amir Mirsajedin, Caleb J. Colón, Jasmine Lusane, Alexander Vigo-Valentín, David Wong

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1222

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The future of general practitioner care in Lower Saxony, Germany: an analysis of actual vs target states using a GIS-based floating catchment area method

Jonas Schoo, Frank Schüssler

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1339

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Spatiotemporal distribution and geostatistically interpolated mapping of the melioidosis risk in an endemic zone in Thailand

Jaruwan Wongbutdee, Jutharat Jittimanee, Wacharapong Saengnill

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Spatio-temporal analysis of foot traffic dynamics in Charleston County, South Carolina: before, during, and after COVID-19

Wish Shao, Abolfazl Mollalo, Navid Hashemi Tonekaboni

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1363

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Spatial multilevel modelling male partners’ influence on women’s modern contraceptive use: a study in Angola and Zambia

Kabeya Clement Mulamba

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1340

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Spatial heterogeneity in relationship between district patterns of HIV incidence and covariates in Zimbabwe: a multi-scale geographically weighted regression analysis

Rutendo Birri Makota, Eustasius Musenge

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1207

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Spatial comparison of London’s three waves of Spanish flu

Walter Peterson

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1235

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Spatial autocorrelation pattern of COVID-19 vaccine coverage in Thailand 2021 and 2022

Sarayu Muntaphan, Kittipong Sornlorm

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1368

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Spatial association of socioeconomic and health service factors with antibiotic self-medication in Thailand

Worrayot Darasawang, Wongsa Laohasiriwong, Kittipong Sornlorm , Warangkana Sungsitthisawad, Roshan Kumar Mahato

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1329

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Spatial association between socio-economic health service factors and sepsis mortality in Thailand

Juree Sansuk, Wongsa Laohasiriwong, Kittipong Sornlorm

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Spatial association and modelling of under-5 mortality in Thailand, 2020

Suparerk Suerungruang, Kittipong Sornlorm, Wongsa Laohasiriwong, Roshan Kumar Mahato

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1220

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Space-time cluster analysis of anemia in pregnant women in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (2014-2020)

Sami Ullah, SM Aqil Burney, Tariq Rasheed, Shamaila Burney, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan Barakzia

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1192

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Socio-spatial vulnerability index of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Mexico in 2020

Enríque Ibarra-Zapata, Darío Gaytán-Hernández, Yolanda Terán-Figueroa, Verónica Gallegos-García, Carmen del Pilar Suárez-Rodríguez, Sergio Zarazúa Guzmán, Omar Parra Rodríguez

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Risk discrepancies in COVID-19-related community environments based on spatiotemporal monitoring

Jihong Zhang, Guohua Yin, Qiuhua Zhang, Juan Fang, Duo Jiang, Chao Yang, Na Sun

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1286

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Province clustering based on the percentage of communicable disease using the BCBimax biclustering algorithm

Muhammad Nur Aidi, Cynthia Wulandari, Sachnaz Desta Oktarina, Taufiqur Rakhim Aditra, Fitrah Ernawati, Efriwati Efriwati, Nunung Nurjanah, Rika Rachmawati, Elisa Diana Julianti, Dian Sundari, Fifi Retiaty, Aya Yuriestia Arifin, Rita Marleta Dewi, Nazarina Nazaruddin, Salimar Salimar, Noviati Fuada, Yekti Widodo, Budi Setyawati, Nuzuliyati Nurhidayati, Sudikno Sudikno, Irlina Raswanti Irawan, Widoretno Widoretno

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1202

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Optimizing vaccination sites for infectious diseases based on heterogeneous travel modes in multiple scenarios

Wentao Yang, Fengjie Wang, Yihan You, Zhixiong Fang, Xing Wang, Xiaoming Mei

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1362

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Optimizing allocation of colorectal cancer screening hospitals in Shanghai: a geospatial analysis

Jiaqi Huang, Yichen Chen, Gu Liu, Wei Tu, Robert Bergquist, Michael P. Ward, Jun Zhang, Shuang Xiao, Jie Hong, Zheng Zhao, Xiaopan Li, Zhijie Zhang

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1152

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On the geographic access to healthcare, beyond proximity

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Moran’s I and Geary’s C: investigation of the effects of spatial weight matrices for assessing the distribution of infectious diseases

Sarah Isnan, Ahmad Fikri bin Abdullah, Abdul Rashid Shariff, Iskandar Ishak, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Maheshwara Rao Appanan

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1277

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Mitigating infectious disease risks through non-stationary flood frequency analysis: a case study in Malaysia based on natural disaster reduction strategy

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https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1236

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Mapping livestock systems, bovine and caprine diseases in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Province, Chad

Kella Douzouné, Joseph Oloukoi, Ismaila Toko Imorou, Toure Gorgui Ba, Derrick Chefor Ymele Demeveng

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Local healthcare resources associated with unmet healthcare needs in South Korea: a spatial analysis

Sang Min Lee, Dong Woo Huh, Young Gyu Kwon

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Land surface temperature predicts mortality due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a study based on climate variables and impact machine learning

Alireza Mohammadi, Bardia Mashhoodi, Ali Shamsoddini, Elahe Pishgar, Robert Bergquist

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Intra-urban differences underlying leprosy spatial distribution in central Brazil: geospatial techniques as potential tools for surveillance

Amanda G. Carvalho, Carolina Lorraine H. Dias, David J. Blok, Eliane Ignotti, João Gabriel G. Luz

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Impacts of sample ratio and size on the performance of random forest model to predict the potential distribution of snail habitats

Yuanhua Liu, Jun Zhang, Michael P. Ward, Wei Tu, Lili Yu, Jin Shi, Yi Hu, Fenghua Gao, Zhiguo Cao, Zhijie Zhang

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Impact of climate change on dengue fever: a bibliometric analysis

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Identification and analysis of spatial access disparities related to primary healthcare in Batna City, Algeria

Ahmed Akakba, Belkacem Lahmar

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Geospatial analysis in the United States reveals the changing roles of temperature on COVID-19 transmission

Ruiwen Xiong, Xiaolong Li

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1213

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Geographic distribution and demographic factors associated with use of a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) in Ethiopia

Mintesnot Tenkir Teni, Travis Loux, Ness Sandoval, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann

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Exploring geomasking methods for geoprivacy: a pilot study in an environment with built features

Alok Tiwari, Sohail Ahmad, Emad Qurunflah, Mansour Helmi, Ayad Almaimani, Alaa Alaidroos, Majed Mustafa Hallawani

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1205

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Environmental and geographical factors influence malaria transmission in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Osadolor Ebhuoma, Michael Gebreslasie, Oswaldo Villena, Ali Arab

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1370

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Design and implementation of a spatial database for analysis of wheelchair accessibility

Peter Nezval, Takeshi Shirabe

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Dengue risk-mapping in an Amazonian locality in Colombia based on regression and multi-criteria analysis

Maria Camila Lesmes , Alvaro Ávila-Díaz, Erika Santamaría, Carlos Andrés Morales , Horacio Cadena, Patricia Fuya, Nicolas Frutos, Ximena Porcasi, Catalina Marceló-Díaz

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2025.1292

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Association of socioeconomic indicators with COVID-19 mortality in Brazil: a population-based ecological study

João Batista Cavalcante Filho, Marco Aurélio de Oliveira Góes, Damião da Conceição Araújo, Marcus Valerius da Silva Peixoto, Marco Antônio Prado Nunes

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Assessment of the supply/demand balance of medical resources in Beijing from the perspective of hierarchical diagnosis and treatment

Yuehan Jiang, Xinyu Cai, Yanhui Wang, Junwu Dong, Mengqin Yang

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1228

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Application of geospatial information systems (GIS) for assessment of the distribution of periodontal disease in Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Fuad Husain Akbar, Nur Amaliyah Riyadh

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1240

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An investigation of geographical clusters of leptospirosis during the outbreak in Pangandaran, West Java, Indonesia

Mutiara Widawati, Pandji Wibawa Dhewantara, Raras Anasi, Tri Wahono, Rina Marina, Intan Pandu Pertiwi, Agus Ari Wibowo, Andri Ruliansyah, Muhammad Umar Riandi, Dyah Widiastuti, Endang Puji Astuti

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2023.1221

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A geospatial analysis of cardiometabolic diseases and their risk factors considering environmental features in a midsized city in Argentina

Micaela Natalia Campero, Carlos Matías Scavuzzo, Veronica Andreo, María Sol Mileo, Micaela Belén Franzois, María Georgina Oberto, Carla Gonzalez Rodriguez, María Daniela Defagó

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