Azam Hesami

Ms. Azam Hesami

Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Tehrān, Iran
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 January 2022 in Geospatial Health
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Ahmad RaeesiAhmad Raeesi
Ahmad Raeesi
Behzad KianiBehzad Kiani
Behzad Kiani
Azam HesamiAzam Hesami
Azam Hesami
LGLadan Goshayeshi
Ladan Goshayeshi
NFNeda Firouraghi
Neda Firouraghi
SHSoheil Hashtarkhani
Soheil Hashtarkhani
Appropriate accessibility to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) services is essential in the efficient management of the pandemic. Different geospatial methods and approaches have been used to measure accessibility to COVID-19 health-related services. This scoping review aimed to summarize and synthesize the geospatial studies conducted to measure accessibility to COVID-19 healthcare services. Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed were searched to find relevant studies. From 1113 retrieved unique citations, 26 articles were selected to be reviewed. Most of the studies were conducted in the USA and floating catchment area methods were mostly used to measure the spatial accessibility to COVID-19 services including vaccination centres, Intensive Care Unit beds, hospitals and test sites. More attention is needed to measure the accessibility of COVID-19 services to different types of users especially with combining different non-spatial factors which could lead to better allocation of resources especially in populations with limited resources.