Patterns of Patient Flow to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex’s Cancer Treatment Centre, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Matthew Rotimi Afolabi, Oludotun Oladele Olagundoye, Oyekanmi Babatimehin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty oauthc-ctc 0211 other engineering and technologies Host state 02 engineering and technology patients 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health facility medicine cancer Geography (General) Medical treatment business.industry Medical record ile-ife flow patterns 021107 urban & regional planning Patient flow Cancer treatment 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine G1-922 University teaching business Relevant information |
| Zdroj: | Bulletin of Geography: Socio-Economic Series, Vol 35, Iss 35, Pp 7-18 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2083-8298 |
| Popis: | This study analyses the spatial dimensions of patronage of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex’s Cancer Treatment Centre, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, with a view to provide information on the sphere of influence of the centre and to inform future locational decisions. The geographic coordinates of relevant phenomena were obtained using a GPS receiver. Also, the medical records of cancer patients were assessed for relevant information. The collected data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, and geo-spatial techniques. The data showed that a total of 1809 patients from 15 states in Nigeria were enrolled for the treatment of cancer at the hospital. The volume of patronage at the centre was seen to be inversely related to the distance travelled by patients (r = −.657, p>0.05). For instance, 85% of the patients came from the three (3) states nearest to the health facility, with Osun, the host State, accounting for about half (50.6%) of the total number. Additionally, the study revealed some demographic and socio-economic peculiarities among the cancer patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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