Measuring spatial accessibility of health services with open-source software and open data tools: A case study in region health 6
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Access to health care services refers to the ability to reach health services. It is related to location, hours of available service, service potential, mobility of service recipients, transportation systems, and geographic barriers. Assessing access to health services helps to accurately monitor and prevent health problems of the population. Spatial access analysis is therefore an important tool in supporting such operations. However, the procedures and data used for the analysis remain complex. Therefore, this work aims to assess quick and easy access to spatial health services by using the open tools (openrouteservices) and data (OpenStreetMap). We evaluated access to 3 levels of health care facilities in health service area 6 in Thailand (provinces immediately east of Bangkok). The results showed access to health facilities at all 3 levels with specified time intervals of 10, 15, and 30 minutes. Primary and secondary care facilities were able to access the service within a 30-minute timeframe, with only some parts of the area that are far from the city or the border between provinces. Where it takes more than 30 minutes to access the service. However, when considering the tertiary level, access to services only covers the urban area surrounding
the location of the medical facility. There are many areas, especially outside the city center of every province, that can't access the service within 30 minutes. Relying on open tools and data drastically reduces time-consuming processing. The results can also be used to support the formulation of policies and operations in accordance with the context of the area. Moreover, support to take care and prevent health problems of people in the area continues to be effective.
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บทความที่พิมพ์ในวารสารสถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง ถือว่าเป็นผลงานวิชาการ งานวิจัยและวิเคราะห์ ตลอดจนเป็นความเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนเอง ไม่ใช่ความเห็นของสถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง หรือคณะบรรณาธิการแต่ประการใด ผู้เขียนจำต้องรับผิดชอบต่อบทความของตน
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