Investigating the Accessibility of the Primary Health Care Facilities to the Threshold Users in Enugu Urban areas using the Demographic Standards
Abstract
This study applied demographic standards to investigate the capabilities of primary healthcare facilities (PHCFs) to cover the largest area of the study area and the service area that can be accessed. This study was conducted to find out the sufficient number of primary healthcare centers required to provide healthcare services to the entire community. Data was obtained by applying geographic information system (GIS) techniques to analyze primary care facilities using the demographic standards for primary care facilities. The study area needs 41 additional centers to cover the shortfall in service provision per the demographic and geographic standards. A significant deficiency in the number of primary care centers found in the study area compared to the large population at the geographical and demographic standards level.
Keywords
Primary health care
emergencies
demographic standard
GIS
Coverage
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