ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2015
Applications of geographic information systems in public health: A geospatial approach to analyzing MMR immunization uptake in Alberta.
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- Individual-level characteristics and geospatial factors associated with cervical cancer screening participation in Alberta, Canada: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Individual and Geospatial Determinants of Health Associated With School-Based Human Papillomavirus Immunization in Alberta: Population-Based Cohort Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Geospatial analysis and participant characteristics associated with colorectal cancer screening participation in Alberta, Canada: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Association between mental health workforce supply and clusters of high and low rates of youth suicide: An Australian study using suicide mortality data from 2016 to 2020.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Spatiotemporal Analysis and Risk Assessment Model Research of Diabetes among People over 45 Years Old in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Geospatial patterns of comorbidity prevalence among people with osteoarthritis in Alberta Canada.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Countering vaccine hesitancy through immunization information systems, a narrative review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study evaluates the temporal, spatial, and spatio-temporal variation of immunization rates for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) immunization in the province of Alberta. The study uses yearly immunization rate data for Health Zones and Local Geographic Areas (2004-2012), which were obtained from Alberta Health's Interactive Health Data Application (IHDA).
methodsSpatial analyses include a global spatial analysis, Moran's I, and local indicators of spatial association (LISA) analysis - Getis and Ord's G* - to identify clusters of high or low immunization rates. Spatial methods are then applied to a time series analysis to examine how the immunization rates change over time in conjunction with space.
resultsMapped results indicate decreasing immunization rates over time for the majority of the province where most local geographic areas (LGAs) fall short of the 95% herd immunity threshold. Clusters of high immunization rates in the metropolitan centres, and clusters of low immunization rates in the southern and northern region of the province exist spatially and spatio-temporally. Over time, the high rate clusters are decreasing in size and the low rate clusters are increasing.
conclusionThis research provides a localized geographic approach to assessing MMR immunization rates in Alberta. Findings from this research can be used to target public health interventions to specific areas that exhibit the lowest immunization rates. These results can also be used for hypothesis generation in future research on barriers to immunization uptake.
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