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Comprehensive can be effective: The influence of coverage with a health centre network on the hospitalisation patterns in the rural area of Kasongo, Zaire

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  • Van Lerberghe, W.
  • Pangu, K.

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This study analyses routine data from Kasongo, Zaire in order to assess the influence of coverage with a network of health centres delivering primary care on hospitalisation patterns. Admission rates are 2.1 times higher for non-covered than for covered areas. For non-justified hospitalisations (false positives) distance decay is marked both in covered and non-covered areas, but at consistently lower levels in covered areas. For justified hospitalisations (true positives), hospitalisation rates are markedly lower in covered than in non-covered areas if one considers areas with reasonable (

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  • Van Lerberghe, W. & Pangu, K., 1988. "Comprehensive can be effective: The influence of coverage with a health centre network on the hospitalisation patterns in the rural area of Kasongo, Zaire," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 26(9), pages 949-955, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:26:y:1988:i:9:p:949-955
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