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Utilisation rate PHC

DefinitionNumber of visits per person to PHC health facilities per year. Calculated from PHC headcount divided by total population.

DEFINITION: The rate at which services are utilised by the target population, represented as the average number of visits per person per year in the target population. The denominator is Census-derived population estimates.

USE: To determine overall utilisation patterns, in particular relevant for the move towards equity in the health sector.

COMMENTS: Utilisation may depend on many things like accessibility, acceptably and appropriateness of services, as well as the legacy of apartheid with its gross inequity in resources and personnel.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Services -> Health Facilities

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Utilisation rate PHC [Definition]
2000 2.11.51.21.11.71.42.32.32.5[1] 1.7
2001 2.22.01.31.82.21.82.42.52.6[2] 2.0
2002 2.12.11.31.92.61.82.62.42.8[3] 2.0
2003 2.22.21.31.92.72.02.92.32.7[4] 2.1
2003 DHIS2.22.21.31.92.62.03.02.32.7[5] 2.1
2004 2.32.21.22.02.51.92.92.63.0[6] 2.3
2004 DHIS2.32.21.42.02.62.03.12.52.8[7] 2.1
2005 DHIS2.42.21.41.92.62.02.92.52.7[8] 2.1
2006 DHIS2.32.01.82.12.72.13.02.52.8[9] 2.3
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    National PHC models generally calculate a need for 3-3.5 visits per capita per year. The DHIS data is therefore roughly half the expected value for the full range of PHC services. Data extracted January 2003.
  2. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted June 2004.
  3. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted June 2004.
  4. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted June 2004.
  5. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted June 2006
  6. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted May 2005
  7. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted June 2006
  8. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted June 2006
  9. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted July 2007.
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