Appendix
Data Sources for Understanding the Social Determinants of Health: Examples from Two Middle-Income Countries: the 3D Commission
Torres I, Thapa B, Robbins G, Koya SF, Abdalla SM, Arah OA, Weeks WB, Zhang L, Asma S, Vega J, Galea S, Larson HJ, Rhee K
Supplemental List 1. References for Kenya data sources
1. Citizen-Generated Data and Sustainable Development. Evidence from Case Studies in Kenya and Uganda.; 2017. https://www.local2030.org/library/306/Citizen-generated-data-and- sustainable-development-Evidence-from-case-studies-in-Kenya-and-Uganda.pdf
2. Bauer JM, Mburu S. Effects of drought on child health in Marsabit District, Northern Kenya.
Econ Hum Biol. 2017;24. doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2016.10.010
3. De Villiers L, Chetty R. Data in FSP decision-making Findings from six African countries.
Published 2018. https://cenfri.org/publications/data-in-financial-service-provider-decision- making/
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5. Gao X, Kelley DW. Understanding how distance to facility and quality of care affect maternal health service utilization in Kenya and Haiti: A comparative geographic information system study. Geospatial Health. 2019;14(1). doi:10.4081/gh.2019.690
6. Gold J, Andrews H, Appleford G, et al. Using mobile phone text messages (SMS) to collect health service data: Lessons from social franchises in Kenya, Madagascar and the Philippines. J Health Inform Dev Ctries. 2012;6(2). https://jhidc.org/index.php/jhidc/article/view/87
7. Hjort J, Poulsen J. The Arrival of Fast Internet and Employment in Africa. Am Econ Rev.
2019;109(3). doi:10.1257/aer.20161385
8. Mahabir R, Agouris P, Stefanidis A, Croitoru A, Crooks AT. Detecting and mapping slums using open data: a case study in Kenya. Int J Digit Earth. 2020;13(6):683-707.
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14. Wane W. Kenya - Service Delivery Indicators Education Survey 2012 - Harmonized Public Use Data.; 2017. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2755/pdf-documentation
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Supplemental List 2. References for the Philippines data sources
1. Asian Development Bank. Mapping Poverty through Data Integration and Artificial Intelligence: Special Supplement of the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific.; 2020.
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2. Estoque RC, Ooba M, Seposo XT, et al. Heat health risk assessment in Philippine cities using remotely sensed data and social-ecological indicators. Nat Commun. 2020;11.
doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15218-8
3. Google Flu Trends Data. Accessed October 8, 2020. https://www.google.org/flutrends/about/
4. Uy FAA, Vea LA, Binag MG, et al. The Potential of New Data Sources in a Data-Driven Transportation, Operation, Management and Assessment System (TOMAS). In: IEEE; 2020.
doi:10.1109/SusTech47890.2020.9150505
5. Fatehkia M, Tingzon I, Orden A, et al. Mapping socioeconomic indicators using social media advertising data. EPJ Data Sci. 2020;9(1). doi:10.1140/epjds/s13688-020-00235-w
6. Gold J, Andrews H, Appleford G, et al. Using mobile phone text messages (SMS) to collect health service data: Lessons from social franchises in Kenya, Madagascar and the Philippines. J Health Inform Dev Ctries. 2012;6(2). https://jhidc.org/index.php/jhidc/article/view/87
7. Jongman B, Wagemaker J, Romero B, de Perez E. Early Flood Detection for Rapid
Humanitarian Response: Harnessing Near Real-Time Satellite and Twitter Signals. ISPRS Int J Geo-Inf. 2015;4(4). doi:10.3390/ijgi4042246
8. Philippines Statistical Authority (PSA). Use of Citizen Generated Data for SDG Reporting in the Philippines: A Case Study.; 2020.
9. Read L, Atinc TM. Investigations into Using Data to Improve Learning: Philippines Case Study. Brookings Institute: Global Economy and Development.; 2017.
10. Tingzon I, Orden A, Go KT, et al. Mapping Poverty in the Philippines Using Machine Learning, Satellite Imagery and Crowd-Sourced Geospatial information. ISPRS - Int Arch Photogramm Remote Sens Spat Inf Sci. 2019;XLII-4/W19. doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W19-425-2019
11. Travaglia C, Profeti G, Aguilar Manjarrez J, Lopez NA. Mapping coastal aquaculture and fisheries structures by satellite imaging radar. FAO. Fisheries Technical Paper 459.
12. World Bank. Getting a Grip on Climate Change in the Philippines : Extended Technical Report.; 2013. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/
13. World Bank Group. Transport and ICT. Open Data for Sustainable Development. Policy Note ICT01.; 2015. http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/904051440717425994/Open-Data-for-
Sustainable-development-Final-New.pdf
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https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/274579
Supplemental Table 1. Data sources for Kenya
A. Data Source Type = Traditional
Data Sources Name of the specific data source [where / if applicable]
Use of data / information captured Surveys 1. Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
2. Maternal and Child Health Indicator Survey
3. Kenya malaria indicator survey 4. Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey
5. USAID Demographic and Health Survey program
6. Service Provision Assessment
7. Kenya Service Delivery Indicators (World Bank, African Economic Research Consortium & African Development Bank)
8. Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey
9. Welfare Monitoring Survey (WMS) 10. Kenya Integrated Household Budget
Survey (KIHBS) 11. Afrobarometer Survey
12. World Bank Enterprise Survey
Health facility services
Health facilities human resources, infrastructure & supplies
Health insurance coverage
Employment & socio-economic data
Residence
Healthcare access and utilization
Food security indicators such as the Probability of Poverty Index, the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, and household dietary diversity
Census 1. Census of Population and Housing Housing information Administrativ
e
1. Health facility reporting through web system (DHIS 2)
2. Index-based Livestock Insurance child and household panel data
3. Administrative records of the Kenya National Examination Council, 4. Education Management Information
System (EMIS) of the Ministry of Education
5. Kenyan National Examination 6. Official maps
Aggregated patient level information
School type
Student enrollment, absenteeism, transition and dropout
Educational statistics
(performance, toilet facilities, access to safe water, # and type of classrooms, student/teacher ratios, human resources and budget)
Individual and household characteristics
Income
Households receiving food aid
Education of household
Livestock insurance and diversity to determine food availability
B. Data Source Type = New Data
Sources
Name of the specific data source [where / if applicable]
Use of data / information captured Open data 1. Kenya Open Data
Repository Location of private primary schools
Location of private health care facilities
Road quality
Places of worship as slum indicator Search
engine
1. Online identification of real estate agencies
2. Local news
Real estate activity
Mentions of slums/informal settlements Digital
platform
1. Payment platform (“health wallet”)
2. Credit bureau
Customer transactional data
Customer interaction data
Client utility bills
Client social media data
Mobilephone
1. Text messages (SMS) 2. Mobility records 3. Call detail
records/communication logs
Digital healthcare claims data
Digital medical prescriptions
Health service delivery reported data
Stock orders of health facilities
Enquiry messages (health services)
Payment data
Airtime expenditure
Mobility estimates & travel-time data Social
media data
1. Flickr API Location of slums or informal settlements Satellite
imagery
1. Digital Earth Africa
2. Landsat 8 Texture measures and vegetation cover (to identify slums)
Road density GIS data 3. GIS data available via DHS
survey
4. OpenStreetMap 5. Google Map Maker 6. Google Earth Engine 7. Landscan (ORNL), 8. Majidata
9. Road network GIS data files
10. Land use GIS data files
Health facility mapping
Information on # of buildings and housing clusters
Scanned georegistered version of maps
Population density,
Road density and quality
Street intersections
Pit latrines
Water kiosks
Hazardous locations
Individually and spatially aggregated travel patterns
Remote sensing
1. Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) satellite data
Photosynthetic activity data to gauge vegetation cover as a drought indicator (which in a pastoral context reflects food availability)
Citizen- generated data
1. Citizen-generated data via National Taxpayers Association of Kenya
School safety and protection School facilities
Access to textbooks
School processes
School management performance
Parental involvement
Water, sanitation and health
Supplemental Table 2. Data sources for Philippines A. Data Source Type = Traditional
Data Sources Name of the specific data source [where / if applicable]
Use of data / information captured Surveys 13. Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
14. Family Health Survey, Maternal and Child Health Survey (MCHS) 15. Functional Literacy, Education and
Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) 16. Labor Force Survey
17. Agriculture Labor Survey 18. Occupational Wages Survey
19. Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES)
20. Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS)
21. Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment (ISLE)
22. Labor Turnover Survey (LTS) 23. Crops Production Survey (CPS) 24. Farm Prices Survey (FPS), Agriculture
Labor Survey (ALS)
25. Household Energy Consumption Survey, Survey on Energy Consumption of Establishments
Healthcare access and utilization
School attendance; out-of-school children; drop- out rates
Labor market information (including info on wages, employment)
Housing ownership; housing conditions
Household/individual level information on income, consumption and poverty
Information on agricultural land, crops production and prices, farm labor and wages
Sources of energy at the household; perceptions about climate change
Census 2. Census of Population and Housing
-2015 (the latest census) Housing information Administrativ
e
1. Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) based EMR and field health service information system
2. Enhanced Basic Education Information System; Education Management Information System
3. The labor market information (LMI) system maintained by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
4. Administrative data available from rail, road, maritime, and air transportation authorities.
Aggregated patient level information; health facility information
Student enrollment information;
school completion information;
school information (including info on infrastructure)
Labor market information
Information on road, rail, air, and maritime transport
B. Data Source Type = New Data
Sources
Name of the specific data source [where / if applicable]
Use of data / information captured
Cell phone data
1. Open Roads platform 2. Open Traffic
platform
Cell phone records used in conjunction with internet data to do natural language processing (NPL) with an end goal of matching people for jobs
Combined mobile phone data with geo-tagged video data, image data, and official road data for information on traffic management and ensuring accountability in road investment Satellite
imagery
1. Open Roads platform 2. Open Traffic
platform 3. Night time
imagery data
Access to public transportation
Combination of mobile phone data+ geo- tagged video data+
image data + official road data for information on traffic management and ensuring accountability in road investment
Poverty prediction by combining night time image data with income data from survey
Social media data
1. Facebook based advertising data 2. Twitter activity
data Google
trends data
1. Google trends
search Mapping the spread of dengue
GIS data 1. GIS data available via DHS survey
2. Open Roads platform 3. Open Traffic platform
Health facility mapping
Combination of mobile phone data+ geo tagged video data+
image data + official road data for information on traffic management and ensuring accountability in road investment
Information on # of buildings and housing clusters through Open Street Maps
Satellite flood signal data combined with twitter activity data Remote
sensing data
1. Satellite imaging radar (SAR) data
Mapping coastal aquaculture and fisheries structures
Citizen- generate d data
1. Citizen- generated data via CSOs and NGOs, most of which operate at the sub- national level but some operate at the national level
Information on sexual and reproductive health (SRH), nutrition
Information on scholarships, training, seminars, day care center support
Livelihood (including employment) opportunities for those living in poverty
People living in slums or in sub-optimal housing conditions
Financial and employment opportunities for people in poverty, providing means for access to basic services
Sustainable forestry and fishing practices
Monitoring of fish catch, reefs, forest cover; disaster risk reduction and solid waste management; pollution monitoring
Geo-tagged video data, image data, and official road data
Supplemental Table 3.
Search strategy
Concept in ResearchQuestion MeSH terms Synonymous keywords/phrases
Data Collection/ Data sources
"Citizen Science"[Mesh]
"Remote Sensing Technology"[Mesh]
"Big Data"[Mesh]
"Cell Phone"[Mesh]
"Data Mining"[Mesh]
"Medical Records Systems, Computerized"[Mesh]
"Electronic Health Records"[Mesh]
"Geographic Information Systems"[Mesh]
"Data Collection"[Mesh]
"Citizen Science"
"Crowd Sourc*"
"Citizen-collected data"
"Citizen collected data"
"Remote Sensing Technolog*"
"Remote Tracking data" "Wearable tech"
"Wearable Technology"
"Big Data"
"Mobile Phone*"
"Cellular Phone*"
"Cell Phone*"
"Cell phone data"
"Mobile phone data"
"Cellular Data"
"Social network data"
"Web scraping"
"Mining, Data"
"Text Mining"
"Mining, Text"
"Geographic Information System"
"Information System, Geographic"
"Information Systems, Geographic"
"Geographical Information Systems"
"Geographical Information System"
"Information System, Geographical"
"Information Systems, Geographical"
"System, Geographical Information"
"Systems, Geographical Information"
"Global Positioning Systems"
"Positioning System, Global"
"Positioning Systems, Global"
"System, Global Positioning"
"Systems, Global Positioning"
"Global Positioning System"
"GIS Mapping"
"Data Sources”
“Data Source”
Social Determinants of Health
("Social Determinants of Health"[Mesh]
"Social Determinants of health"
Health Care "Health Services Accessibility"[Mesh]
"Delivery of Health Care"[Mesh]
"Access to Health Care"
"Accessibility of Health Services"
“Delivery of Healthcare"
"Healthcare Delivery"
"Delivery of Health Care"
Education "Educational Status"[Mesh] "Educational Status"
Access to Healthy Choices
“Social Environment"[Mesh]
"Health Promotion"[Mesh]
"Healthy Lifestyle"[Mesh]
"Social Environment"
"Health Promotion"
"Wellness Program*”
"Healthy Lifestyles"
"Healthy Life Style"
Labor/ Employment "Employment"[Mesh] "Employment"
"Employment Status"
"Status, Employment"
"Status, Occupational"
"Occupational Status"
Housing "Housing" [Mesh]
“Homeless Persons” [Mesh]
“Slums”
“Slum”
“Persons, Homeless”
“Person, Homeless”
“Homelessness”
Transportation "Transportation"[Mesh]
"Walking"[Mesh]
"Transportation"
"Commuting"
"Commute"
"Environment Design"
"Environmental Design"
"walking"
"public transportation"
"Public transport"
Income "Socioeconomic
Factors"[Mesh]
"Social Class"[Mesh]
"Poverty"[Mesh]
"Income"[Mesh]
"Social Class*"
"Socioeconomic Status"
"Poverty"
"Income"
"Socioeconomic factor*"