Student

Alexandre Blake

Academic Affiliate Researcher

Email agb163@psu.edu

Centers & Institutes

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

Department of Biology

Although mobile phone data are increasingly used in public health management, a new study led by researchers at Penn State reveals that phone data underrepresents vulnerable populations and that failing to account for biases in phone data could magnify health inequities. The research team studied a mobile, rural population in Namibia, pictured here, where access to health care is limited, as a case study to measure how well mobile phone data represent populations. Credit: Bharti Lab / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

July 06, 2023

Mobile phone data used for public health underrepresent vulnerable populations

Measles is a major cause of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, responsible for about 62,000 deaths in the region in 2017. IMAGE: ANNA PSIAKI / CC BY-SA

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Measles outbreaks in Niger linked to rainfall and temperature, study finds

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