Use of spatial epidemiology and hot spot analysis to target women eligible for prenatal women, infants, and children services

T.J. Stopka, C. Krawczyk, P. Gradziel and E.M. Geraghty

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue S1, S183-S189

Abstract: Objectives. We used a geographic information system and cluster analyses to determine locations in need of enhanced Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program services. Methods. We linked documented births in the 2010 California Birth Statistical Master File with the 2010 data from the WIC Integrated Statewide Information System. Analyses focused on the density of pregnant women who were eligible for but not receiving WIC services in California's 7049 census tracts. We used incremental spatial autocorrelation and hot spot analyses to identify clusters of WIC-eligible nonparticipants. Results. We detected clusters of census tracts with higher-than-expected densities, compared with the state mean density of WIC-eligible nonparticipants, in 21 of 58 (36.2%) California counties (P

Keywords: article; cluster analysis; demography; female; food assistance; geographic information system; human; infant; pregnancy; preschool child; spatial analysis; statistics; United States, California; Child, Preschool; Cluster Analysis; Female; Food Assistance; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Infant; Pregnancy; Residence Characteristics; Spatial Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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