Journal article
Geographic Information System and tools of spatial analysis in a pneumococcal vaccine trial
The goal of this Geographic Information System (GIS) study was to obtain accurate information on the locations of study subjects, road network and services for research purposes so that the clinical outcomes of interest (e.g., vaccine efficacy, burden of disease, nasopharyngeal colonization and its reduction) could be linked and analyzed at a distance from health centers, hospitals, doctors and other important services. The information on locations can be used to investigate more accurate crowdedness, herd immunity and/or transmission patterns.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2012
Journal
BMC Research Notes
Volume
51
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Diseases
- Pneumococcal disease
Countries
- Philippines
Tags
- Coverage monitoring
- GIS
WHO Regions
- Western Pacific Region