Physical accessibility and utilization of health services in Yemen
Open Access
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in International Journal of Health Geographics
- Vol. 9 (1), 38
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-072x-9-38
Abstract
Assessment of physical access to health services is extremely important for planning. Complex methods that incorporate data inputs from road networks and transport systems are used to assess physical access to healthcare in industrialised countries. However, such data inputs hardly exist in many developing countries. Straight-line distances between the service provider and resident population are easily obtained but their relationship with driving distance and travel time is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between different measures of physical access, including straight-line distances, road distances and travel time and the impact of these measures on the vaccination of children in Yemen.Keywords
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