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| Article Name : | | | A Geographical Study Of Spatial Distribution Of Health Care Facilities In Marathwada Region Of Maharashtra (india) | | Author Name : | | | Kale V. P. And Lokhande T. N. | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3058 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The study of health care facilities is the integral part of Medical Geography. Health care is defined as a programme of services that should make available all facilities of health and allied services necessary to promote and maintain the health of mind and body. In this paper researcher has attempted to analyze the spatial distribution pattern of the existing health care facilities available in Marathwada region. The units like Primary health centers, Health sub-centers, Hospitals, Dispensaries, and number of Hospital beds, Nurses and Doctors available are also considered for this study. The data used in the present study are concerned with public and public aided institutions as well as private institutions published in district statistical abstract by government of Maharashtra. To study the spatial distribution of health care facilities, the number of health institutions per 100000 population has been calculated for each health care facility and four distribution –levels have been decided on the basis of quartiles. Various norms suggested by different health committees, taking these norms, expected values of primary health centers, health sub-centers, hospital beds, and doctors have been calculated and percentage of deficiency has been obtained. Finally, deficiency areas of health care facilities have been demarcated. | | Keywords : | | |
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