Linking household surveys and facility assessments: a comparison of geospatial methods using nationally representative data from Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Linking facility and household surveys through geographic methods is a popular technique to draw conclusions about the relationship between health services and population health outcomes at local levels. These methods are useful tools for measuring effective coverage and tracking progress towards Universal Health Coverage, but are understudied. This paper compares the appropriateness of several geospatial methods used for linking individuals (within displaced survey cluster locations) to their source of family planning (at undisplaced health facilities) at a national level.

Methods

In Malawi, geographic methods linked a population health survey, rural clusters from the Woman's Questionnaire of the 2015 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey (MDHS 2015), to Malawi's

SUBMITTER: Peters MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7731755 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature