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Spatial Accessibility

Access to healthcare and other services is important for a population’s health status and the measurement of its variability is critical to effective resource allocation. 

Musau MM, Njogu A,  Maina A, Snow RW, Beňová L, Okiro EA, Linard C, Macharia PM | Springer Nature Link

Njogu A, Libertini L, Avahoundjè EM, Grovogui FM, Ba OA, Ray N, Beňová L, Macharia PM | BMJ Journals

Hounménou YSC, Avahoundjè EM, Semaan A, Agossou CM, Hounsou CB, Agbodjavou MK, Scarpa G, Dossou AD, Lawale TO, Bothon R, Denakpo JL, Beňová L, Dossou J, Macharia PM. Springer Nature

Hounménou YSC, Avahoundjè EM, Semaan A, Agossou CM, Hounsou CB, Agbodjavou MK, Scarpa G, Dossou AD, Lawale TO, Bothon R, Denakpo JL, Beňová L, Dossou J, Macharia PM. Springer Nature

Grovogui FM, Dioubate N, Manet H, Kpogomou P, Millimouno TM, Semaan A, Beňová L, Delamou A, Macharia PM. Nature Cities

Khaki JJ, Molenaar J, Karki S, Olal E, Straneo M, Mosuse MA, Fouogue JT, Hensen B, Baguiya A, Nkola AM, Wong KLM, Ba OA, Kikula A, Grovogui FM, Semaan A, Asefa A, Macharia PM. Springer Nature

Musau MM, Khazenzi C, Akech S, Omondi E, Okiro EA, Snow RW, Macharia PM, Kamau A. Frontiers

Agbodjavou MK, Agossou C, Asefa A, Avahoundje ME, Beňová L, Birabwa C, Bonane JK, Hounsou CB, Camara SN, Camara F, Cassidy B, Condé B, Delamou A, Denakpo JL, Diakité S, Dioubaté N, Dens S, Dossou JP, Grovogui FM, Hounmenou YS, Ilunga T, Kaba DF, Kikula AI, Kpogomou P, Lakula N,  Lawale T, Macharia PM, et al. JoGH

Wong KLM, Thomas AB, Olubodun T, Macharia PM, Stanton C, Sundararajan N, Shah Y, Prasad G, Kansal M, Vispute S, Shekel T, Ogunyemi O, Anisiobi UG, Wang J, Abejirinde IOO, Makanga PT, Afolabi BB, Beňová L | Communications Medicine

Geospatial disparities in survival of patients with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa from the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes cohort (ABC-DO): a prospective cohort study

Kim J, Macharia PMM, McCormack V, Foerster M, Galukande M, Joffe M

et al. The Lancet Global Health

Geographical accessibility to functional emergency obstetric care facilities in urban Nigeria using closer-to-reality travel time estimates: a population-based spatial analysis

Banke-Thomas A, Wong KLM, Olubodun T, Macharia PMM, Sundararajan N, Shah Y, Prasad G, Kansal M, Vispute S, Shekel T, Ogunyemi O, Gwacham-Anisiobi U. et al The Lancet. Global Health

Approaches to Defining Health Facility Catchment Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa

Macharia PM,  Odhiambo JN, Mumo E, Maina A, Giorgi E, Okiro EA. Health and Medical Geography in Africa

A geospatial database of close-to-reality travel times to obstetric emergency care in 15 Nigerian conurbations

Macharia PM, Kerry L. M. Wong, Tope Olubodun, Lenka Beňová, Charlotte Stanton, Narayanan Sundararajan, Yash Shah, Gautam Prasad, Mansi Kansal, Swapnil Vispute, Tomer Shekel, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, Olakunmi Ogunyemi, Jia Wang, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, Prestige Tatenda Makanga, Bosede B. Afolabi & Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas

Neonatal and perinatal mortality in the urban continuum: a geospatial analysis of the household survey, satellite imagery and travel time data in Tanzania

Macharia PM, Lenka Beňová, Jessie Pinchoff, Aline Semaan, Andrea B. Pembe, Aliki Christou, Claudia Hanson

Choice of a family planning outlet in urban areas: The role of distance and quality of services in Kenya and Uganda

Jennifer Winston, Lisa M. Calhoun, David Guilkey, Macharia PM and Ilene S. Speizer

Investigating rapid diagnostic testing in Kenya’s health system, 2018–2020: validating non-reporting in routine data using a health facility service assessment survey

Angela K Moturi, Bibian N Robert, Felix Bahati, Macharia PM & Emelda A Okiro

Differences between gridded population data impact measures of geographic access to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa

Hierink F, Boo G, Macharia PM, Ouma P, et al. Communications Medicine 2022

Macharia PM, Ray N, Giorgi E, Okiro EA, Snow RW. BMJ Global Health, 2021

Joseph NK, Macharia PM, Ouma PO, Mumo J, et al .BMC Public Health, 2020

Ouma PO, Maina J, Thuranira PN, Macharia PM, Alegana AA, English M, Okiro EO, Snow RW.Lancet Global Health, 2018

Macharia PM, Ouma PO, Gogo EG, Snow RW, Noor AM.Geospatial Health, 2017

© 2026 by Peter Macharia.

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