Using GIS in the Management of Health Infrastructure within Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria

Authors

  • Y. A. Aliyu Department of Geomatics, Faculty of Environmental Design, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria
  • M. W Shebe Department of Geomatics, Faculty of Environmental Design, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria

Abstract

One of the most important indices of defining general welfare and quality-of-life of people in the world is the physical and mental health of individuals. The major factors causing diseases are essentially spatial; that is, their distribution and concentration vary in different locations.GIS is a decision support system that helps the managers of public health make sound decisions at less cost. In this study, coordinates of health facilities were collected using handheld GPS. Attribute data regarding these facilities were acquired. The information obtained enabled the creation of a geospatial database in ArcGIS 9.3 software. The database was queried and the results analyzed. The results show that primary health care (PHC) centres constituted just 4.61 percent of the entire health facilities within the metropolis, 10.53 percent were government owned while 89.47 percent were private owned. Buffer operation of 1.5 km for the various health facilities displayed areas that are neglected.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n12p125

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Published

2013-10-03

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Vol. 4 No. 12 (2013): Special Issue - October 2013

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Using GIS in the Management of Health Infrastructure within Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria. (2013). Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 4(12), 125. https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/1790