@phdthesis{oai:u-ryukyu.repo.nii.ac.jp:02018083,
 author = {持田, 敬司 and Mochid, Keiji},
 note = {Abstract: Child mortality due to malaria and diarrheal diseases can be reduced if proper treatment is received timely at healthcare facilities, but various factors hinder this. The present study assessed the associations between the use of public healthcare facilities among febrile/diarrheal children in rural Zambia and supply-side factors (i.e., the distance from the village to the nearest facility and the availability of essential human resources and medical equipment at the facility). Data from the Demographic and Health Survey 2018 and the Health Facility Census 2017 were linked. Generalized linear mixed models were used to assess the associations, controlling for clustering and other variables. The median distances to the nearest facility were 4.5 km among 854 febrile children and 4.6 km among 813 diarrheal children. Children who were over 10 km away from the facility were significantly less likely to use it, compared to those within 5 km (fever group: odds ratio (OR) = 0.36, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.20-0.66; diarrhea group: OR= 0.30, 95% CI= 0.18—0.51). The availability of human resources and equipment was, however,  not significantly associated with facility use. Poor geographic access could be a critical barrier to facility use among children in rural Zambia.},
 school = {琉球大学},
 title = {ザンビア地方部における小児疾患ケアの公的保健医療篇設の利用に対する供給側障壁―保健施設センサスデータと世帯調査デークの連結による横断研究―}
}