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

被引：12

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.

引用

页码：120 / 133

页数：14

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