背景:利雅得市的牙科保健私营部门在过去几年中一直在快速增长;然而,缺乏有关该地区私人牙科保健设施(PDHF)的可及性和空间分布的信息。这项研究旨在评估利雅得市PDHFs的空间分布与每个次市镇的人口密度。
方法:关于号码的当前信息,location,利雅得市PDHFs的可操作性是从卫生部获得的。Totalof632operatingPDHFwereincludedwiththeprecisionlocationparticularonQuantumGeographicSystemsoftware(version3.32.1,Essen,德国)使用GoogleEarth。四级缓冲区-1公里,3公里,5公里,并>5公里-被确定。Zadd.910ths收集了每个地区的人口统计和平均月个人收入。MicrosoftExcel(版本16.0,Microsoft,雷德蒙德,WA,美国)和RStudio软件(4.1.3版,Posit软件,PBC,波士顿,MA,美国)用于额外的数据分析。
结果:利雅得市每9958名居民中有1名PDHF。Olaya和Maather子自治市的PDHF与人口之比最大:(1:4566)和(1:4828),分别。只有36.3%的城市的总面积是在1公里的缓冲区内的PDHF。在每个子城市中,PDHF的数量与总面积之间总体上呈弱正相关(r=0.29),PDHFs的分布与面积相对应不均匀(G*=0.357)。
结论:利雅得市的PDHFs分布不均。一些地区服务不足,而另一些地区在几个市镇服务过度。鼓励政策制定者和投资者针对服务不足的地区,而不是具有大量集群的地区,以改善获得护理的机会。
BACKGROUND: The dental healthcare private sector in Riyadh city has been growing rapidly over the past few years; however, there is a lack of information on the accessibility and spatial distribution of private dental healthcare facilities (PDHFs) in the area. This study aimed to evaluate the spatial distribution of PDHFs in Riyadh city in relation to population density in each sub-municipality.
METHODS: The current information regarding the number, location, and operability of PDHFs in Riyadh city was obtained from the Ministry of Health. A total of 632 operating PDHFs were included with the precise location plotted on Quantum Geographic Information System software (version 3.32.1, Essen, Germany) using Google Earth. Four levels of buffer zones-1 km, 3 km, 5 km, and >5 km-were determined. The population statistics and mean monthly individual income per district were gathered from Zadd.910ths. Microsoft Excel (version 16.0, Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA) and RStudio software (version 4.1.3, Posit Software, PBC, Boston, MA, USA) were used for additional data analysis.
RESULTS: There was an overall ratio of one PDHF per 9958 residents in Riyadh city. Olaya and Maather sub-municipalities had the largest PDHF-to-population ratios: (1:4566) and (1:4828), respectively. Only 36.3% of the city\'s total area was within a 1 km buffer zone from a PDHF. There was an overall weak positive correlation between the number of PDHFs and the total area in each sub-municipality (r = 0.29), and the distribution of PDHFs was uneven corresponding to the area (G* = 0.357).
CONCLUSIONS: There was an uneven distribution of PDHFs in Riyadh city. Some areas were underserved while others were overserved in several sub-municipalities. Policy-makers and investors are encouraged to target underserved areas rather than areas with significant clustering to improve access to care.