Defining equity in physical access to clinical services using geographical information systems as part of malaria planning and monitoring in Kenya

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 917-926

  Noor, A M ^a   Zurovac, D ^a,b,d   Hay, S I ^a,c   Ochola, S A ^d   Snow, R W ^a,c  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Equity; Geographic information systems; Health services, fevers; Kenya; Physical access

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DISEASE CONTROL; EQUITY; GIS; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES; MALARIA;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; KENYA; MALARIA CONTROL; MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL;

KENYA;

EID: 0142246593     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01112.x     Document Type: Article

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