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Location Efficiency of Healthcare Facilities in Ikot Ekpene Local Government of Akwa-Ibom State: The Role of Geographical Information System (GIS)

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dc.contributor.authorAkpan, Patrick Etim
dc.contributor.authorNjoku, Elijah Akwarandu
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-12T10:58:37Z
dc.date.available2017-10-12T10:58:37Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn2300-2697
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scipress.com/ILSHS.15.22.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/54084
dc.description.abstractGiven the effect of locational decisions on access and utilization of healthcare facilities in any society, the current study attempted an evaluation of the locational efficiency of available health facilities in Ikot Ekpene LGA with a view to ascertain the distributional pattern of the health care centers in the study area. It was discovered that health care centers in the area are randomly distributed but moderately concentrated in a few wards leaving more than half the area under-served. Using a WHO population/distance criterion of 1/4km, it is shown that only a small portion of the study area has effective access to healthcare facilities. Potential sites for location of additional health centers were suggested and the capability of Geographical Information System (GIS) in spatial planning and healthcare facility management is demonstrateden
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSciPress
dc.subject.ddcSozialwissenschaften, Soziologiede
dc.subject.ddcSocial sciences, sociology, anthropologyen
dc.subject.otherGIS
dc.titleLocation Efficiency of Healthcare Facilities in Ikot Ekpene Local Government of Akwa-Ibom State: The Role of Geographical Information System (GIS)en
dc.description.reviewbegutachtet (peer reviewed)de
dc.description.reviewpeer revieweden
dc.source.journalInternational Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences
dc.publisher.countryCHE
dc.source.issue15
dc.subject.classozGesundheitspolitikde
dc.subject.classozHealth Policyen
dc.subject.thesozGesundheitsversorgungde
dc.subject.thesozhealth careen
dc.subject.thesozGesundheitswesende
dc.subject.thesozhealth care delivery systemen
dc.subject.thesozEffektivitätde
dc.subject.thesozeffectivenessen
dc.subject.thesozRaumplanungde
dc.subject.thesozspatial planningen
dc.subject.thesozNigeriade
dc.subject.thesozNigeriaen
dc.subject.thesozWestafrikade
dc.subject.thesozWest Africaen
dc.rights.licenceCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0de
dc.rights.licenceCreative Commons - Attribution 4.0en
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dc.type.documentjournal articleen
dc.source.pageinfo22-30
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internal.identifier.journal1120
internal.identifier.document32
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.15.22
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