Spatial heterogeneity of low-birthweight deliveries on the Kenyan coast.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding spatial variations in health outcomes is a fundamental component in the design of effective, efficient public health strategies. Here we analyse the spatial heterogeneity of low birthweight (LBW) hospital deliveries from a demographic surveillance site on the Kenyan coast.

Methods

A secondary data analysis on singleton livebirths that occurred between 2011 and 2021 within the rural areas of the Kilifi Health and demographic surveillance system (KHDSS) was undertaken. Individual-level data was aggregated at enumeration zone (EZ) and sub-location level to estimate the incidence of LBW adjusted for accessibility index using the Gravity model. Finally, spatial variations in LBW were assessed using Martin Kulldorf's spatial scan statistic under Discrete P

SUBMITTER: Musau MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114419 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature