A scoping review of the methods used to estimate health facility catchment populations for child health indicators in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence indicating persistent geographic inequalities in health outcomes signifies a need for routine subnational monitoring of health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets in sub-Saharan Africa. Health facilities may be an appropriate subnational unit for monitoring purposes, but a lack of suitable demographic data complicates the production of baseline facility-level population denominators against which progress can be reliably measured. This scoping review aimed to map the methods and data sources used to estimate health facility catchment areas and translate them to population denominators for child health indicators in the region.

Methods

Peer-reviewed research publications and grey literature reports were identified by searching bibliographic databa

SUBMITTER: Johnson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11955140 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature