Geographic accessibility to primary healthcare centers in Mozambique

Geographic accessibility to primary healthcare centers in Mozambique

BACKGROUND Access to healthcare services has an essential role in promoting health equity and quality of life. Knowing where the places are and how much of the population is covered by the existing healthcare network is important information that can be extracted from Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and used in effective healthcare planning. The aim of this study is to measure the geogra...

Neonatal mortality rate reduction by improving geographic accessibility to perinatal care centers in Japan.

OBJECTIVES To assess reducing travel time to perinatal care centers, and to examine whether reducing travel time influences the neonatal mortality rate (NMR). METHODS The travel time from a population centroid in each municipality to the nearest perinatal care center was measured using the Geographic Information System at two time points, 2002 and 2006. Areas with and without reductions in tr...

Disparities in accessibility of certified primary stroke centers.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We examine whether the proportion of the US population with ≤60 minute access to Primary Stroke Centers (PSCs) varies based on geographic and demographic factors. METHODS Population level access to PSCs within 60 minutes was estimated using validated models of prehospital time accounting for critical prehospital time intervals and existing road networks. We examined the...

A Geographic Information System Analysis of Accessibility to Community Pharmacy in Shiraz, Iran

Determining Inequality and Trend of Geographic Accessibility to Pediatricians in Iran: 2007-2013

Introduction: The mortality rate of children is one of the most important indicators to measuring the development of countries. Equitable access to pediatricians is an important factor in reducing child mortality and promoting society health. The aim of this tudy was to investiget the Inequality and trend of geographic accessibility to Pediatricians in Iran in the period 2007 to 2013. Materials...