Geo-Eye

Abstract

The spatial distribution of healthcare centres is uneven as the human population on the earth’s surface and the factors for such uneven distribution is almost similar. The uneven distribution of health centres are observed even at micro level not only between the regions but within the region also depending up on the demand for the health care centers and the supply of the patients. This paper aimed to map the spatial distributions of public healthcare centers in Bidar District. It would assist the stakeholders and responsible authorities in the planning for health service delivery. The Secondary data related to health care centres are collected from various offices like District Health Office and Taluk Health Office. The base map of study area has been geo-referenced and digitized using ARC GIS software. The Global positioning system (GPS) was adopted to take the coordinate of all the existing Public health centers in the study area. The nearest neighbour was used to identify the spatial patterns of distribution of Public healthcare service centers. Whether these health centers were distributed spatially, clustered, dispersed or randomly. The results of the average nearest neighbour analysis revealed that, the distribution of public health centers are randomly distributed. The Rn value of the health centres in the district is 1.2300. There is a significant difference in the spatial patterns of distribution of public health centres in Bidar district.

Keywords: Spatial; Health centers; Nearest Neighbor Analysis; GIS; GPS Introduction