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Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
Contributors
Chapter 1: Health, Diseases and Development: An Introduction to Health and Medical Geography in Africa
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Rationale for the Book
1.3 Structure of the Book
1.3.1 Nature, Perspectives and Methods
1.3.2 Environment, Health and Disease
1.3.3 Health and Well-Being
1.3.4 Location and Health Behaviour
1.3.5 Health Inequalities and Healthcare Planning
References
Part I: Nature, Perspectives and Methods
Chapter 2: Philosophy, Questions and Methods in Health and Medical Geography in Africa
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Philosophical Approaches
2.2.1 Empiricism
2.2.2 Positivism
2.2.3 Structuralism
2.2.4 Humanism
2.3 Themes in African Health and Medical Geography
2.3.1 Disease Mapping and Disease Ecology
2.3.2 Healthcare Planning
2.3.3 Social Determinants of Health
2.4 Methods of Investigation
2.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Medical Geography in Nigeria: History, Debates and State of the Discipline
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Debates on the Definition of Medical and Health Geography
3.3 Growth of Medical Geography Scholarship in Nigeria
3.3.1 Pre-1970: The Phase of Pace Setting
3.3.2 1970s-1980s: Pioneering Nigerian Medical Geography
3.3.3 The 1990s: The Latency Phase
3.3.4 2000-Date: The Expansion and Popularization Phase
3.4 Training of Medical Geographers
3.4.1 Undergraduate Training
3.4.2 Postgraduate Training
3.5 Research Interests and Contributions of Nigerian Medical Geographers to Health Research in Nigeria
3.5.1 Research Interests and Contribution to the Field
3.6 Technological Advancements in Medical Geography Studies in Nigeria
3.7 Challenges and Prospects
3.8 Conclusion
Appendix 3.1: Select Bibliography of Works on Medical Geography by Nigerian Geographers (1975-2021)
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
2010-2020
2020-2022
References
Chapter 4: Traditional and Non-traditional Data Sources Useful in Research in African Health and Medical Geography
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Traditional Data Sources
4.2.1 Institution-Based Data Sources
4.2.2 Population-Based Data Sources
4.3 Non-traditional Data Sources
4.3.1 Citizen Science
4.3.1.1 Crowdsourcing Innovations in Healthcare
4.3.1.2 Reporta Health
4.3.2 Search Engine Queries
4.3.2.1 Google Search in Africa
4.3.2.2 Bing Search in Africa
4.3.3 Using Social Media Data
4.3.3.1 Twitter
4.3.3.2 Facebook
4.3.3.3 YouTube
4.3.4 Mobile Phone Records
4.3.5 Data from Sensors
4.4 Potential Benefits of Using Non-traditional Data Sources
4.4.1 Speed of Detection of Diseases
4.4.2 Cost of Data Collection
4.4.3 Geographic Spread
4.5 Challenges to Using Non-traditional Data Sources for Health Research
4.5.1 Access
4.5.2 Privacy Concerns
4.5.3 Quality of Data
References
Acknowledgements
Contents
Contributors
Chapter 1: Health, Diseases and Development: An Introduction to Health and Medical Geography in Africa
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Rationale for the Book
1.3 Structure of the Book
1.3.1 Nature, Perspectives and Methods
1.3.2 Environment, Health and Disease
1.3.3 Health and Well-Being
1.3.4 Location and Health Behaviour
1.3.5 Health Inequalities and Healthcare Planning
References
Part I: Nature, Perspectives and Methods
Chapter 2: Philosophy, Questions and Methods in Health and Medical Geography in Africa
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Philosophical Approaches
2.2.1 Empiricism
2.2.2 Positivism
2.2.3 Structuralism
2.2.4 Humanism
2.3 Themes in African Health and Medical Geography
2.3.1 Disease Mapping and Disease Ecology
2.3.2 Healthcare Planning
2.3.3 Social Determinants of Health
2.4 Methods of Investigation
2.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Medical Geography in Nigeria: History, Debates and State of the Discipline
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Debates on the Definition of Medical and Health Geography
3.3 Growth of Medical Geography Scholarship in Nigeria
3.3.1 Pre-1970: The Phase of Pace Setting
3.3.2 1970s-1980s: Pioneering Nigerian Medical Geography
3.3.3 The 1990s: The Latency Phase
3.3.4 2000-Date: The Expansion and Popularization Phase
3.4 Training of Medical Geographers
3.4.1 Undergraduate Training
3.4.2 Postgraduate Training
3.5 Research Interests and Contributions of Nigerian Medical Geographers to Health Research in Nigeria
3.5.1 Research Interests and Contribution to the Field
3.6 Technological Advancements in Medical Geography Studies in Nigeria
3.7 Challenges and Prospects
3.8 Conclusion
Appendix 3.1: Select Bibliography of Works on Medical Geography by Nigerian Geographers (1975-2021)
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
2010-2020
2020-2022
References
Chapter 4: Traditional and Non-traditional Data Sources Useful in Research in African Health and Medical Geography
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Traditional Data Sources
4.2.1 Institution-Based Data Sources
4.2.2 Population-Based Data Sources
4.3 Non-traditional Data Sources
4.3.1 Citizen Science
4.3.1.1 Crowdsourcing Innovations in Healthcare
4.3.1.2 Reporta Health
4.3.2 Search Engine Queries
4.3.2.1 Google Search in Africa
4.3.2.2 Bing Search in Africa
4.3.3 Using Social Media Data
4.3.3.1 Twitter
4.3.3.2 Facebook
4.3.3.3 YouTube
4.3.4 Mobile Phone Records
4.3.5 Data from Sensors
4.4 Potential Benefits of Using Non-traditional Data Sources
4.4.1 Speed of Detection of Diseases
4.4.2 Cost of Data Collection
4.4.3 Geographic Spread
4.5 Challenges to Using Non-traditional Data Sources for Health Research
4.5.1 Access
4.5.2 Privacy Concerns
4.5.3 Quality of Data
References