Robert Bergquist
Biographic Data
| ID | 4426529 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Bergquist |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Bergquist |
| SIGNATURE | BERGQUIST R |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0190-1084 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Geography of Water Pipe Use
Water pipe smoking, or hookah smoking, is a growing public health concern ingrained in urban leisure cultures. Even though hookah smoking is common, the localized spatial drivers of this activity are still poorly understood. In order to close this gap, this study examined the locations of 273 hookah cafés in the Tabriz metropolis in Iran, modeling the distribution of these cafés against eight urban predictors: population density, road networks, a…
Understanding the factors associated with hypertension in the Western Himalaya
This study identifies critical socio-environmental and behavioural determinants of hypertension within high-altitude tribal populations. Findings inform context-specific public health strategies that address the geographic and cultural uniqueness of vulnerable communities. Integrating GIS and epidemiological tools can help policymakers develop altitude-adaptive, equity-driven hypertension interventions to improve cardiovascular outcomes in unders…
Spatial modelling to identify high-risk zones for the transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis in hyperendemic urban environments
Homicide rates are spatially associated with built environment and socio-economic factors
The findings of this study showed that homicide rates were clustered over time and space in certain areas of the city. Socioeconomic and the built environment characteristics of some neighbourhoods were found to be associated with high homicide rates but these factors were different for each neighbourhood
A Spatial Analysis of Covid-19 in African Countries
The ongoing highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has now become a global public health problem. Using publicly available data from the COVID-19 data repository of Our World in Data, we aimed to investigate the influences of spatial socio-economic vulnerabilities and neighbourliness on the COVID-19 burden in African countries. We analyzed the first wave (January-September …
Epidemiological characteristics and initial spatiotemporal visualisation of Covid-19 in a major city in the Middle East
Older adults and people with severe co-morbidities were at higher risk for developing serious complications due to COVID-19. Applying spatiotemporal methods to identify the transmission trends and high-risk areas can rapidly be documented, thereby assisting policymakers in designing and implementing tailored interventions to control and prevent not only COVID-19 but also other rapidly spreading epidemics/pandemics
Spatio-temporal epidemiology of the tuberculosis incidence rate in Iran 2008 to 2018
The results provided an overview of the latest TB spatio-temporal status In Iran and identified decreasing trends of TB in the 2008-2018 period. Despite the decreasing incidence rate, there is still need for screening, and targeting of preventive interventions, especially in high-risk areas. Knowledge of the spatio-temporal pattern of TB can be useful for policy development as the information regarding the high-risk areas would contribute to the …
Mortality rates due to respiratory tract diseases in Tehran, Iran during 2008–2018
This study provides a first report of the spatial distribution of mortality due to RSDs in Tehran and shows a significant increase in respiratory disease mortality in the last ten years. Effective control of the excess fatality rates would warrant a combination of urban prevention and treatment strategies including environmental health plans
Multiple-scale spatial analysis of paediatric, pedestrian road traffic injuries in a major city in North-Eastern Iran 2015–2019
Spatial analysis of PPRTIs in an urban area was carried out at three different geographical scales: the grid network, the neighbourhood and the street level. The resulting documentation contributes reliable support for the implementation and prioritization of preventive strategies, such as improvement of the high-risk streets and neighbourhoods of the city that should lead to decreasing numbers of PPRTIs
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Mortality rates due to respiratory tract diseases in Tehran, Iran during 2008–2018
This study provides a first report of the spatial distribution of mortality due to RSDs in Tehran and shows a significant increase in respiratory disease mortality in the last ten years. Effective control of the excess fatality rates would warrant a combination of urban prevention and treatment strategies including environmental health plans
Multiple-scale spatial analysis of paediatric, pedestrian road traffic injuries in a major city in North-Eastern Iran 2015–2019
Spatial analysis of PPRTIs in an urban area was carried out at three different geographical scales: the grid network, the neighbourhood and the street level. The resulting documentation contributes reliable support for the implementation and prioritization of preventive strategies, such as improvement of the high-risk streets and neighbourhoods of the city that should lead to decreasing numbers of PPRTIs
A Spatial Analysis of Covid-19 in African Countries
The ongoing highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has now become a global public health problem. Using publicly available data from the COVID-19 data repository of Our World in Data, we aimed to investigate the influences of spatial socio-economic vulnerabilities and neighbourliness on the COVID-19 burden in African countries. We analyzed the first wave (January-September …
Epidemiological characteristics and initial spatiotemporal visualisation of Covid-19 in a major city in the Middle East
Older adults and people with severe co-morbidities were at higher risk for developing serious complications due to COVID-19. Applying spatiotemporal methods to identify the transmission trends and high-risk areas can rapidly be documented, thereby assisting policymakers in designing and implementing tailored interventions to control and prevent not only COVID-19 but also other rapidly spreading epidemics/pandemics
Spatio-temporal epidemiology of the tuberculosis incidence rate in Iran 2008 to 2018
The results provided an overview of the latest TB spatio-temporal status In Iran and identified decreasing trends of TB in the 2008-2018 period. Despite the decreasing incidence rate, there is still need for screening, and targeting of preventive interventions, especially in high-risk areas. Knowledge of the spatio-temporal pattern of TB can be useful for policy development as the information regarding the high-risk areas would contribute to the …
Homicide rates are spatially associated with built environment and socio-economic factors
The findings of this study showed that homicide rates were clustered over time and space in certain areas of the city. Socioeconomic and the built environment characteristics of some neighbourhoods were found to be associated with high homicide rates but these factors were different for each neighbourhood
Spatial modelling to identify high-risk zones for the transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis in hyperendemic urban environments
Understanding the factors associated with hypertension in the Western Himalaya
This study identifies critical socio-environmental and behavioural determinants of hypertension within high-altitude tribal populations. Findings inform context-specific public health strategies that address the geographic and cultural uniqueness of vulnerable communities. Integrating GIS and epidemiological tools can help policymakers develop altitude-adaptive, equity-driven hypertension interventions to improve cardiovascular outcomes in unders…
The Geography of Water Pipe Use
Water pipe smoking, or hookah smoking, is a growing public health concern ingrained in urban leisure cultures. Even though hookah smoking is common, the localized spatial drivers of this activity are still poorly understood. In order to close this gap, this study examined the locations of 273 hookah cafés in the Tabriz metropolis in Iran, modeling the distribution of these cafés against eight urban predictors: population density, road networks, a…
Environmental health (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Biostatistics (6 works) · Epidemiology (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Virology (3 works)