SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN FUNTUA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorOYEWOLE, Aminat Yemi,
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-20T10:15:28Z
dc.date.available2018-06-20T10:15:28Z
dc.date.issued2017-07
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OFMASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractAccessibility to healthcare facilities has been identified as a major indicator of development. The importance of adequate healthcare facilities in providing sustainable rural development can therefore not be over-emphasized. The study analyzed the spatial accessibility to healthcare facilities in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State. Record on the number of healthcare facilities (HCFs) from the Ministry of Health was obtained. Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver was used to obtain geographic coordinates of the HCFs. Nearest neighbour analysis (NNA) technique was used to determine the spatial pattern of the physical healthcare facilities, Origin-Destination (O-D) cost matrix analytical tool in ArcGIS 10.3 was used to determine the distance and travel time from designated settlement (ward) to the various physical healthcare facilities. Out of the 59 physical healthcare facilities distributed in the study area, 89.8% were owned by the government while the remaining 10.2% were privately owned. The distribution showed that Dukke ward had the highest percentage (25%) of HCFs. The Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities constituted 88.1% while the remaining were Secondary Health Care (SHC) facilities. The result further indicated that the minimum distance from the communities to the nearest facility was 0.64 km while the maximum distance was 34.80 km with Dandutse ward having the highest access to the nearest healthcare facility with a minimum distance of 0.64Km andMaska ward the least access. TheNNA showed critical value of (-0.142957) at 0.88 significance level indicating the distribution pattern of HCFs in Funtua LGA to be random. The study concluded that the wards in the study area have physical access to HCFs but the service delivery leaves much to be desired given the deficiency of facilities and medical personnels. The study therefore recommends that medical personnels should be employed and posted to HCFs, rehabilitation of the HCF buildings and the medical facilities in the study.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10004
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSPATIAL ANALYSIS,en_US
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY,en_US
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE,en_US
dc.subjectFUNTUA LOCAL GOVERNMENT,en_US
dc.subjectKATSINA,en_US
dc.titleSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN FUNTUA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KATSINA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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