Psychological interventions have a long history of successful treatment of patients suffering
from mental health and certain medical conditions. At the same time, psychotherapy …

Despite spending more than any other nation on medical care per person, the United States
ranks behind other industrialized nations in key health performance measures. A main …

Any study that examines the effects of area-based attributes on individual behaviors or
outcomes faces another fundamental methodological problem besides the modifiable areal …

Background and purpose Despite efforts to provide comprehensive health care services and
reduce inequalities, most developed countries face serious challenges in achieving …

Antenatal care is the care given to pregnant women in order to have a safe pregnancy and a
healthy baby. Antenatal care is an important determinant of high maternal mortality rate and …

The two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method continues to be a popular measure of
spatial accessibility, especially in relation to primary-level health care. Despite its popularity …

In Tanzania, the coverage of four or more antenatal care (ANC 4) visits among pregnant
women has declined over time. We conducted an exploratory analysis to identify factors …

The recent decade has witnessed a new wave of development in the place-based
accessibility theory, revolving around the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method …

Physical access to health care affects a large array of health outcomes, yet meaningfully
estimating physical access remains elusive in many developing country contexts where …

Geographic accessibility of health services is one of the key dimensions affecting health
care access, utilisation and may impact population health. We analysed countrywide space …