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. 2012:2012:311-20.
Epub 2012 Nov 3.

Spatial analysis in support of community health intervention strategies

Eric S Hall  1 , Andrew P South, David E Jones, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Shuyan Huo, Lin Liu, James M Greenberg
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Spatial analysis in support of community health intervention strategies

Eric S Hall et al. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2012.

Abstract

Using vital records and census data representing 165,136 singleton births from 2003-2006, geospatial filtering and density estimates enabled the calculation of preterm birth rates at each geographical point within three urban Ohio counties. Adjusted attributable risk calculations were used to identify risk factors associated with regions of high and low rates of preterm birth. Among the three counties, affected populations varied in size as well as in demographic composition. Variation in the risk factors from one region to another suggests that a single one size fits all intervention strategy would be unlikely to efficiently or effectively impact the complex preterm birth problem. Although more useful in areas with a heterogeneous distribution of preterm birth, application of the presented approach supports the development of efficient community-level health intervention strategies by identifying communities with the highest potential impact and allowing for the prioritization of efforts on specific risk factors within those communities.

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Figure 1.
Proportion of preterm births in Cuyahoga County, Ohio 2003–2006.
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Proportion of preterm births in Franklin County, Ohio 2003–2006.
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Figure 3.
Proportion of preterm births in Hamilton County, Ohio 2003–2006.
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