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.

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

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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.

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