Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of community health centres in the Jakarta region, Indonesia
In the late 1960s, Indonesia established community health centres (CHCs) throughout the country to provide basic healthcare services for the poor. However, CHC expenditures and investments vary widely at the sub-provincial level, among administrative areas known as cities and regencies, raising conc...
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| description | In the late 1960s, Indonesia established community health centres (CHCs) throughout the country to provide basic healthcare services for the poor. However, CHC expenditures and investments vary widely at the sub-provincial level, among administrative areas known as cities and regencies, raising concern that facilities and services do not correspond to population needs. This study aimed to examine spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of CHCs in the Jakarta region. We used spatial and statistical analysis methods at the village level to investigate these inequalities based on CHC data from the Ministry of Health and socioeconomic data from Indonesia Statistics. Results show that CHCs and the healthcare workers within them are unevenly distributed. In areas with high need, the availability of CHCs and healthcare workers were found to be low. There is a mismatch in healthcare services and delivery for low-income, unemployed populations at the village level that needs to be addressed. The findings discussed in this paper suggest that Jakarta Department of Health should coordinate with local public health districts to determine locations for new CHCs and assign healthcare workers to each CHC based on need as this would improve access to essential health services for the low-income population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbbfd0c762c1475faaeab42d1acf912c2022-12-21T23:14:15ZengPAGEPress PublicationsGeospatial Health1827-19871970-70962021-10-0116210.4081/gh.2021.982Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of community health centres in the Jakarta region, IndonesiaFikriyah Winata0Sara L. McLafferty1Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Natural History Building, Urbana, ILDepartment of Geography and Geographic Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Natural History Building, Urbana, ILIn the late 1960s, Indonesia established community health centres (CHCs) throughout the country to provide basic healthcare services for the poor. However, CHC expenditures and investments vary widely at the sub-provincial level, among administrative areas known as cities and regencies, raising concern that facilities and services do not correspond to population needs. This study aimed to examine spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of CHCs in the Jakarta region. We used spatial and statistical analysis methods at the village level to investigate these inequalities based on CHC data from the Ministry of Health and socioeconomic data from Indonesia Statistics. Results show that CHCs and the healthcare workers within them are unevenly distributed. In areas with high need, the availability of CHCs and healthcare workers were found to be low. There is a mismatch in healthcare services and delivery for low-income, unemployed populations at the village level that needs to be addressed. The findings discussed in this paper suggest that Jakarta Department of Health should coordinate with local public health districts to determine locations for new CHCs and assign healthcare workers to each CHC based on need as this would improve access to essential health services for the low-income population.https://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/982Community health centreshealthcare workerssocioeconomic inequalityspatial analysisJakartaIndonesia. |
| spellingShingle | Fikriyah Winata Sara L. McLafferty Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of community health centres in the Jakarta region, Indonesia Geospatial Health Community health centres healthcare workers socioeconomic inequality spatial analysis Jakarta Indonesia. |
| title | Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of community health centres in the Jakarta region, Indonesia |
| title_full | Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of community health centres in the Jakarta region, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of community health centres in the Jakarta region, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of community health centres in the Jakarta region, Indonesia |
| title_short | Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of community health centres in the Jakarta region, Indonesia |
| title_sort | spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the availability of community health centres in the jakarta region indonesia |
| topic | Community health centres healthcare workers socioeconomic inequality spatial analysis Jakarta Indonesia. |
| url | https://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/982 |
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