Spatial accessibility to hospital facilities: the case of Kumasi, Ghana

被引：12
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作者：
Asare-Akuffo, Filiberto [1 ]
Twumasi-Boakye, Richard [2 ]
Appiah-Opoku, Seth [3 ]
Sobanjo, John O. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Florida State Univ, Dept Geog, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[2] Florida State Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[3] Univ Alabama, Dept Geog, Tuscaloosa, AL USA
来源：
AFRICAN GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW | 2020年 / 39卷 / 02期
关键词：
Generalized two-step floating catchment method; healthcare; spatial accessibility; Ghana; Kumasi; PRIMARY-HEALTH-CARE; LOCATION-ALLOCATION; GIS ENVIRONMENT; DISTANCE; ACCESS; DISPARITIES; PATTERNS; DISTRICT; CHICAGO; CHOICE;
D O I：
10.1080/19376812.2019.1636667
中图分类号：
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号：
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要：
Despite official introduction of the universal national health insurance scheme (NHIS) and Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in Ghana since 2003, most Ghanaians still don't seem to have spatial access to healthcare. Based on a case study of Kumasi, this paper discusses spatial accessibility to health facilities in Ghana using the Generalized Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Method. Overall, the results showed that most people in the study area could reach a hospital within 20 minutes, but those in peri-urban areas have very limited spatial access to health facilities. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the findings.
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页码：120 / 133
页数：14
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