Differences between gridded population data impact measures of geographic access to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa

oleh: Fleur Hierink, Gianluca Boo, Peter M. Macharia, Paul O. Ouma, Pablo Timoner, Marc Levy, Kevin Tschirhart, Stefan Leyk, Nicholas Oliphant, Andrew J. Tatem, Nicolas Ray

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01

Deskripsi

Hierink et al. examine the impact of commonly used gridded population datasets on measures of geographic accessibility to healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors report substantial differences in accessibility depending on the dataset used, particularly in sparsely populated areas.