THE ZONE OF INFLUENCE OF SOME RURAL HEALTH CENTRES IN MOZAMBIQUE

Authors

  • Gertrudes Mendonea

Abstract

ABSTRACT

To evaluate the area of influence of some rural health centres, the Ministry of Health of Mozambique surveyed a sample of outpatients who came to those health centres during the first half of 1982. The results revealed that for the five centres, the mean radius of patient activity was 8 to 13 kilo metres and 50% to 86% of the patients lived within a circle surrounding the health centre which had a radius of less than ten kilometres. Only one health centre was located in a district in which patient coverage seemed to be adequate with regard to distance.

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2021-12-13

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