| Author | Khuntia, Sushant Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. HS-94-06 |
| Subject(s) | Health facilities--Thailand--Prachuap Khiri Khan--Location
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| Note | A Research Study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. HS-94-06 |
| Abstract | Developing countries are in the process of selecting new locations for providing basic
public and social services to rural populations. Among location issues that decision makers at
lower levels of Government face is how to allocate limited resources judiciously. For this,
resource allocation methodologies have to be developed and applied to enable society to gain
from the available resources at its utmost. In this research, the basic issues tackled was where
to locate health resources (i.e. hospital and health center) which would improve the health
delivery system of the province.
Among others, literature review indicated that, physical accessibility is not the only factor
which influence the utilization of health service, it is a major determinant. Mean-while, the
hospital survey revealed that, many of the respondents who are attending hospital are coming
from 30-minutes travel distance. Few people are attending hospital spend.ing one hour or more.
Drawing isochrones and equidistant lines relative to the existing hospitals and health centers
manifest that only 56 percent of population are covered by hospital within 30-minutes travel
distance and 80 percent of population are within the zone of influence of health centers.
A number of alternatives are formulated, determined its effect and compared the result
to several decision rules to determine preferred alternative. At the same time LOCNET program
is also applied to confirm the alternative. For example among the criterion used was the desire
to increase the total population coverage within 30-minute travel time. This led to the selection
of alternative, which proposes a hospital in Chai Kasem Tambon.
If the desire was to decide on the basis of highest net increase in population covered,
Chai Kasem responds well to this criteria. Another set of alternative considered, involved a
hospital combined with major road upgrading project. In this case Tap Sakae manifested the
largest population and village coverage as well as net increase in population.
For health centers minimum 2000 threshold population within four km. radius was
considered and only establishment of three health centers are considered in three Tambons of
Bang Sapan and Bang Sapan Noi.
Notes:
1. This Research Study was complected as part of the requirements for the SPRING (Asia)
Program. SPRING, an acronym for Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies, is an
M.Sc. Program jointly offered by AIT and the University of Dortmund, Germany. Under the
SPRING Program a Research Study carrying 12 credits, must be conceptualized and completed
within only one term, i.e. from 1st May to 31st July 1994. Preferably, the topic should be
related to the preceding District Development Workshop. The SPRING Program thus differs
from other M.Sc. programs at AIT where most students write a thesis which spans at least eight
months.
2. Professor Klaus R. Kunzmann (University of Dortmund, Germany) attended the final
examination of the SPRING (Asia) students in August 94. |
| Year | 1994 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. HS-94-06 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Routray, J.K.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kammeier, H.D.;Lund, R.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst
(DAAD), Germany; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994 |