1: Trop Med Int Health. 2002 Jan;7(1):80-90.

The application of GIS technology to equitably distribute fieldworker workload in a large, rural South African health survey.

Tanser FC.

Africa Centre for Population Studies and Reproductive Health, Mtubatuba, South Africa. tanserf@mrc.ac.za

A method is presented that has numerous applications to health systems provision in developing countries where limited physical access to primary health care is a major factor contributing to the poor health of populations. An accessibility model within a geographical information system (GIS) is used to predict average inter-homestead walking times and subdivide the study area into units of equal completion time. The method could be used to ergonomically design home-based care and tuberculosis directly observed treatment programmes and inform the siting of health facilities. The paper highlights the use of GIS technology as a powerful tool in developing countries.

Publication Types:

·         Evaluation Studies

PMID: 11851958