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From paper maps to digital maps: enhancing routine immunisation microplanning in Northern Nigeria

Geographical information systems (GIS) can be effective decision-support tools. In this paper, we detail a GIS approach implemented by the Bauchi and Sokoto state primary healthcare development agencies in Nigeria to generate and convert routine immunisation (RI) paper maps to digital maps for micro...

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Autores principales: Dougherty, Leanne, Abdulkarim, Masduq, Mikailu, Fiyidi, Tijani, Usman, Owolabi, Kazeem, Gilroy, Kate, Naiya, Ahmed, Abdullahi, Adamu, Bodinga, Hadiza, Olayinka, Folake, Moise, Imelda
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Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6606073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31321093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001606
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author Dougherty, Leanne
Abdulkarim, Masduq
Mikailu, Fiyidi
Tijani, Usman
Owolabi, Kazeem
Gilroy, Kate
Naiya, Ahmed
Abdullahi, Adamu
Bodinga, Hadiza
Olayinka, Folake
Moise, Imelda
author_facet Dougherty, Leanne
Abdulkarim, Masduq
Mikailu, Fiyidi
Tijani, Usman
Owolabi, Kazeem
Gilroy, Kate
Naiya, Ahmed
Abdullahi, Adamu
Bodinga, Hadiza
Olayinka, Folake
Moise, Imelda
author_sort Dougherty, Leanne
collection PubMed
description Geographical information systems (GIS) can be effective decision-support tools. In this paper, we detail a GIS approach implemented by the Bauchi and Sokoto state primary healthcare development agencies in Nigeria to generate and convert routine immunisation (RI) paper maps to digital maps for microplanning. The process involved three stages: primary and secondary data collection and reconciliation, geospatial data processing and analysis, and production and validation of maps. The data collection and reconciliation stage identified a number of challenges with secondary data sources, including the need to standardise and reconcile health facility and settlement names. The study team was unable to apply population estimates generated from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to RI planning because operational boundaries for polio activities are defined differently from RI activities. Application of open-source GIS software enabled the combination of multiple datasets and analysis of geospatial data to calculate catchment areas for primary health centres (PHCs) and assign vaccination strategies to communities. The activity resulted in the development of PHC catchment area digital maps, and captured next steps and lessons learnt for RI microplanning in the two states. While the digital maps provided input into the microplanning process, more work is needed to build capacity, standardise processes and ensure the quality of data used to generate the maps. RI service providers and communities must be engaged in the process to validate, understand the data, the contextual factors that influence decisions about which vaccination strategies RI microplans include and how resources are allocated.
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spelling pubmed-66060732019-07-18 From paper maps to digital maps: enhancing routine immunisation microplanning in Northern Nigeria Dougherty, Leanne Abdulkarim, Masduq Mikailu, Fiyidi Tijani, Usman Owolabi, Kazeem Gilroy, Kate Naiya, Ahmed Abdullahi, Adamu Bodinga, Hadiza Olayinka, Folake Moise, Imelda BMJ Glob Health Practice Geographical information systems (GIS) can be effective decision-support tools. In this paper, we detail a GIS approach implemented by the Bauchi and Sokoto state primary healthcare development agencies in Nigeria to generate and convert routine immunisation (RI) paper maps to digital maps for microplanning. The process involved three stages: primary and secondary data collection and reconciliation, geospatial data processing and analysis, and production and validation of maps. The data collection and reconciliation stage identified a number of challenges with secondary data sources, including the need to standardise and reconcile health facility and settlement names. The study team was unable to apply population estimates generated from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to RI planning because operational boundaries for polio activities are defined differently from RI activities. Application of open-source GIS software enabled the combination of multiple datasets and analysis of geospatial data to calculate catchment areas for primary health centres (PHCs) and assign vaccination strategies to communities. The activity resulted in the development of PHC catchment area digital maps, and captured next steps and lessons learnt for RI microplanning in the two states. While the digital maps provided input into the microplanning process, more work is needed to build capacity, standardise processes and ensure the quality of data used to generate the maps. RI service providers and communities must be engaged in the process to validate, understand the data, the contextual factors that influence decisions about which vaccination strategies RI microplans include and how resources are allocated. BMJ Publishing Group 2019-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6606073/ /pubmed/31321093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001606 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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Abdulkarim, Masduq
Mikailu, Fiyidi
Tijani, Usman
Owolabi, Kazeem
Gilroy, Kate
Naiya, Ahmed
Abdullahi, Adamu
Bodinga, Hadiza
Olayinka, Folake
Moise, Imelda
From paper maps to digital maps: enhancing routine immunisation microplanning in Northern Nigeria
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6606073/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001606
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