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Abstract
Emphasis on rural health problems has led to a relative neglect of urban health issues in developing societies. Yet the fact that a large proportion of the limited financial and human resources is allocated to urban health care makes it imperative for researchers and health planners to evaluate the effectiveness of the urban health care system. This paper examines data on health care utilization from a sample survey of 1500 households conducted in three areas of Accra, Ghana in 1982. The factors that influence the use of three types of health care services (clinics, drug vendors, and traditional healers) are examined. Suggestions are made for increasing the effectiveness of the health care system in Accra, with the aim of making medical care more accessible to all families.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Comparative Studies; Data Analysis; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Distributional Activities; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Ghana; Health; Health Facilities; Health Services; Health Services Evaluation; Households; Indigenous Health Services; Nonclinical Distribution; Organization And Administration; Outpatient Clinic; Pharmacy Distribution; Population; Population Characteristics; Program Acceptability; Program Accessibility; Program Activities; Program Evaluation; Programs; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Studies; Surveys; Urban Population; Western Africa
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2600383
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Health Soc Behav ISSN： 0022-1465