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Drawings as tools to (re)imagine space in interdisciplinary global health research

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dc.contributor.author Dens, Stefanie
dc.contributor.author Nieto-Sanchez, Claudia
dc.contributor.author De Los Santos, Mario
dc.contributor.author Hawer, Thomas
dc.contributor.author Haile, Asgedom
dc.contributor.author Solari, Karla
dc.contributor.author Cisneros, Jesus
dc.contributor.author Vega, Victor
dc.contributor.author Solomon, Kalkidan
dc.contributor.author Addissie, Adamu
dc.contributor.author Yewhalaw, Delenasaw
dc.contributor.author Otero Vegas, Larissa
dc.contributor.author Grietens, Koen Peeters
dc.contributor.author Verdonck, Kristien
dc.contributor.author Van Acker, Maarten
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-06T13:40:12Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-06T13:40:12Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13007
dc.description.abstract Understanding the role of space in infectious diseases' dynamics in urban contexts is key to developing effective mitigation strategies. Urbanism, a discipline that both studies and acts upon the city, commonly uses drawings to analyze spatial patterns and their variables. This paper revisits drawings as analytical and integrative tools for interdisciplinary research. We introduce the use of drawings in two interdisciplinary projects conducted in the field of global public health: first, a study about the heterogeneous burden of tuberculosis and COVID-19 in Lima, Peru, and second, a study about urban malaria in Jimma, Ethiopia. In both cases, drawings such as maps, plans, and sections were used to analyze spatial factors present in the urban context at different scales: from the scale of the territory, the city, and the district, to the neighborhood and the household. We discuss the methodological approaches taken in both cases, considering the nature of the diseases being investigated as well as the natural and social context in which the studies took place. We contend that the use of drawings helps to reimagine space in public health research by adding a multidimensional perspective to spatial variables and contexts. The processes and products of drawing can help to (a) identify systemic relations within the spatial context, (b) facilitate integration of quantitative and qualitative data, and (c) guide the formulation of policy recommendations, informing public and urban health planning. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Frontiers
dc.relation.ispartofseries Frontiers in Public Health
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Urbanism en_US
dc.subject Epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Ethnography en_US
dc.subject Drawings en_US
dc.subject Airborne diseases en_US
dc.subject Vector-borne diseases en_US
dc.subject Interdisciplinary research en_US
dc.subject Public health en_US
dc.title Drawings as tools to (re)imagine space in interdisciplinary global health research en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.985430
dc.relation.issn 2296-2565


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