Toward Equitable Access to Tertiary Cancer Care in Rwanda: A Geospatial Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Geographic access to care is an important measure of health equity. In this study, we describe geographic access to cancer care centers (CCCs) in Rwanda with the current facilities providing care and examine how access could change with expanded care infrastructure.

Methods

Health facilities included are public hospitals administered by the Rwanda Ministry of Health. The WorldPop Project was used to estimate population distribution, and OpenStreetMap was used to determine travel routes. On the basis of geolocations of the facilities, AccessMod 5 was used to estimate the percentage of the population that live within 1 hour, 2 hours, and 4 hours of CCCs under the current (two facilities) and expanded care (seven facilities) scenarios. Variations in access by region, po

SUBMITTER: Fadelu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225505 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature