Geospatial Analysis of Dental Access and Workforce Distribution in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

One of the major factors affecting access to quality oral healthcare in low- and middle-income countries is the under-supply of the dental workforce. The aim of this study was to use Geographical Information System (GIS) to analyse the distribution and accessibility of the dental workforce and facilities across the Kenyan counties.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study targeting dental professionals and their practices in Kenya in 2013. Using QGIS 3.16, these data were overlaid with data on population size and urbanization levels. For access measurement, buffers were drawn around each clinic at distances of 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 km, and the population within each determined.

Findings

Nine hundred six dental professionals in 337 dental clinic lo

SUBMITTER: Okumu BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9695222 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature