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How accurate are WorldPop-Global-Unconstrained gridded population data at the cell-level?: A simulation analysis in urban Namibia by Thomson, Dana R, Leasure, Douglas R, Bird, Tomas, Tzavidis, Nikos, Tatem, Andrew J

“…Disaggregated population counts are needed to calculate health, economic, and development indicators in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), especially in…”
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Gridded population survey sampling: a systematic scoping review of the field and strategic research agenda by Thomson, Dana R, Rhoda, Dale A, Tatem, Andrew J, Castro, Marcia C

“…In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), household survey data are a main source of information for planning, evaluation, and decision-making. Standard…”
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The Role of Earth Observation in an Integrated Deprived Area Mapping “System” for Low-to-Middle Income Countries by Kuffer, Monika, Thomson, Dana R., Boo, Gianluca, Mahabir, Ron, Grippa, Taïs, Vanhuysse, Sabine, Engstrom, Ryan, Ndugwa, Robert, Makau, Jack, Darin, Edith, de Albuquerque, João Porto, Kabaria, Caroline

“…Urbanization in the global South has been accompanied by the proliferation of vast informal and marginalized urban areas that lack access to essential services…”
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Evaluating the Accuracy of Gridded Population Estimates in Slums: A Case Study in Nigeria and Kenya by Thomson, Dana R., Gaughan, Andrea E., Stevens, Forrest R., Yetman, Gregory, Elias, Peter, Chen, Robert

“…Low- and middle-income country cities face unprecedented urbanization and growth in slums. Gridded population data (e.g., ~100 × 100 m) derived from…”
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Facility-Based Delivery during the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic in Rural Liberia: Analysis from a Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Household Survey by Ly, John, Sathananthan, Vidiya, Griffiths, Thomas, Kanjee, Zahir, Kenny, Avi, Gordon, Nicholas, Basu, Gaurab, Battistoli, Dale, Dorr, Lorenzo, Lorenzen, Breeanna, Thomson, Dana R, Waters, Ami, Moore, Uriah G, Roberts, Ruth, Smith, Wilmot L, Siedner, Mark J, Kraemer, John D

“…The Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic has threatened access to basic health services through facility closures, resource diversion, and decreased demand due…”
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GridSample: an R package to generate household survey primary sampling units (PSUs) from gridded population data by Thomson, Dana R, Stevens, Forrest R, Ruktanonchai, Nick W, Tatem, Andrew J, Castro, Marcia C

“…Household survey data are collected by governments, international organizations, and companies to prioritize policies and allocate billions of dollars. Surveys…”
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Spatial Information Gaps on Deprived Urban Areas (Slums) in Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries: A User-Centered Approach by Kuffer, Monika, Wang, Jon, Thomson, Dana R., Georganos, Stefanos, Abascal, Angela, Owusu, Maxwell, Vanhuysse, Sabine

“…Routine and accurate data on deprivation are needed for urban planning and decision support at various scales (i.e., from community to international). However,…”
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Feasibility of satellite image and GIS sampling for population representative surveys: a case study from rural Guatemala by Miller, Ann C, Rohloff, Peter, Blake, Alexandre, Dhaenens, Eloin, Shaw, Leah, Tuiz, Eva, Grandesso, Francesco, Mendoza Montano, Carlos, Thomson, Dana R

“…Population-representative household survey methods require up-to-date sampling frames and sample designs that minimize time and cost of fieldwork especially in…”
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PrePex Male Circumcision: Follow-Up and Outcomes during the First Two Years of Implementation at the Rwanda Military Hospital by Ndagijimana, Albert, Mugenzi, Pacifique, Thomson, Dana R, Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany, Condo, Jeanine U, Ngoga, Eugene

“…PrePex Male Circumcision (MC) has been demonstrated as an effective and scalable strategy to prevent HIV infection in low- and middle-income countries. This…”
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Using routinely collected laboratory data to identify high rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis burden communities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: A retrospective spatiotemporal analysis by McIntosh, Avery I, Jenkins, Helen E, White, Laura F, Barnard, Marinus, Thomson, Dana R, Dolby, Tania, Simpson, John, Streicher, Elizabeth M, Kleinman, Mary B, Ragan, Elizabeth J, van Helden, Paul D, Murray, Megan B, Warren, Robin M, Jacobson, Karen R

“…South Africa has the highest tuberculosis incidence globally (781/100,000), with an estimated 4.3% of cases being rifampicin resistant (RR). Control and…”
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Using Mobile Health (mHealth) and geospatial mapping technology in a mass campaign for reactive oral cholera vaccination in rural Haiti by Teng, Jessica E, Thomson, Dana R, Lascher, Jonathan S, Raymond, Max, Ivers, Louise C

“…In mass vaccination campaigns, large volumes of data must be managed efficiently and accurately. In a reactive oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign in rural…”
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Next wave of interventions to reduce under-five mortality in Rwanda: a cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data by Amoroso, Cheryl L, Nisingizwe, Marie Paul, Rouleau, Dominique, Thomson, Dana R, Kagabo, Daniel M, Bucyana, Tatien, Drobac, Peter, Ngabo, Fidele

“…Sustained investments in Rwanda's health system have led to historic reductions in under five (U5) mortality. Although Rwanda achieved an estimated 68%…”
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Linking Synthetic Populations to Household Geolocations: A Demonstration in Namibia by Thomson, Dana, Kools, Lieke, Jochem, Warren

“…Whether evaluating gridded population dataset estimates (e.g., WorldPop, LandScan) or household survey sample designs, a population census linked to…”
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Socioeconomics and Major Disabilities: Characteristics of Working-Age Adults in Rwanda by Kiregu, Joshua, Murindahabi, Nathalie K, Tumusiime, David, Thomson, Dana R, Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany L, Ahayo, Anita

“…Disability affects approximately 15% of the world's population, and has adverse socio-economic effects, especially for the poor. In Rwanda, there are a number…”
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Assessing early access to care and child survival during a health system strengthening intervention in Mali: a repeated cross sectional survey by Johnson, Ari D, Thomson, Dana R, Atwood, Sidney, Alley, Ian, Beckerman, Jessica L, Koné, Ichiaka, Diakité, Djoumé, Diallo, Hamed, Traoré, Boubacar, Traoré, Klenon, Farmer, Paul E, Murray, Megan, Mukherjee, Joia

“…In 2012, 6.6 million children under age five died worldwide, most from diseases with known means of prevention and treatment. A delivery gap persists between…”
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A grid-based sample design framework for household surveys by Boo, Gianluca, Darin, Edith, Thomson, Dana R, Tatem, Andrew J

“…Traditional sample designs for household surveys are contingent upon the availability of a representative primary sampling frame. This is defined using…”
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A system for household enumeration and re-identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research, education, and advocacy by Thomson, Dana R, Shitole, Shrutika, Shitole, Tejal, Sawant, Kiran, Subbaraman, Ramnath, Bloom, David E, Patil-Deshmukh, Anita

“…We devised and implemented an innovative Location-Based Household Coding System (LBHCS) appropriate to a densely populated informal settlement in Mumbai,…”
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Modelling strategic interventions in a population with a total fertility rate of 8.3: a cross-sectional study of Idjwi Island, DRC by Thomson, Dana R, Hadley, Michael B, Greenough, P Gregg, Castro, Marcia C

“…Idjwi, an island of approximately 220,000 people, is located in eastern DRC and functions semi-autonomously under the governance of two kings (mwamis). At more…”
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How consistent are associations between stunting and child development? Evidence from a meta-analysis of associations between stunting and multidimensional child development in fifteen low- and middle-income countries by Miller, Ann C, Murray, Megan B, Thomson, Dana R, Arbour, Mary Catherine

“…Despite documented associations between stunting and cognitive development, few population-level studies have measured both indicators in individual children…”
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Assessing predictors of delayed antenatal care visits in Rwanda: a secondary analysis of Rwanda demographic and health survey 2010 by Manzi, Anatole, Munyaneza, Fabien, Mujawase, Francisca, Banamwana, Leonidas, Sayinzoga, Felix, Thomson, Dana R, Ntaganira, Joseph, Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany L

“…Early initiation of antenatal care (ANC) can reduce common maternal complications and maternal and perinatal mortality. Though Rwanda demonstrated a remarkable…”
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