Type | Journal Article - International Journal of Technology Enhancements and Emerging Engineering Research |
Title | Spatial Distribution of Primary Health Care Centres In Ughelli South And Warri South Local Government Areas of Delta State, Nigeria |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 9 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2012 |
Page numbers | 38-41 |
URL | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.299.7331&rep=rep1&type=pdf |
Abstract | The mapping of primary health care centres in Ughelli South and Warri South Local Government Areas (LGA) of Delta State was carried out. The objective is to provide Geo-spatial information about the distribution and accessibility of the Primary Health Care Centres in the Local Government Areas. Germain GPS was used to capture the Co-ordinates of the Health Centres which was analysed using Arc Map 9.3 (ESRI) GIS software. The multivariate analysis showed that the nearest neighbour value for Warri South Local Government Rn=0.665341 which imply a clustered pattern of distribution. Ughelli South LGA Rn=0.9599. This results showed randomed distribution rather than clustered pattern of distribution. The importance of primary health care centres to the grass root dwellers is discussed. |
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