Geographical accessibility of emergency neonatal care services in Ethiopia: analysis using the 2016 Ethiopian Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Access to emergency neonatal health services has not been explored widely in the Ethiopian context. Accessibility to health services is a function of the distribution and location of services, including distance, travel time, cost and convenience. Measuring the physical accessibility of health services contributes to understanding the performance of health systems, thereby enabling evidence-based health planning and policies. The physical accessibility of Ethiopian health services, particularly emergency neonatal care (EmNeC) services, is unknown.

Objective

To analyse the physical accessibility of EmNeC services at the national and subnational levels in Ethiopia.

Methods

We analysed the physical accessibility of EmNeC services within 30, 60 and 120 min of

SUBMITTER: Kibret GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185593 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature