Spatial Cluster Analysis Of New And Relapsed Cases Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis By District: Pakistan 2015.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Pakistan. There are no studies in Pakistan on TB disease mapping and spatial analysis at the country level. This study was conducted to map and identify clusters of TB incidence rates at the district level for all provinces of Pakistan, including Islamabad for all new and relapsed cases of pulmonary TB, for the year 2015.

Spatial Distribution and Accessibility to Public Sector Tertiary Care Teaching General Hospitals: Tale of Two Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Districts - Peshawar and Abbottabad.

Effective utilisation of healthcare facilities is determined by spatial and non-spatial factors, including their spatial distribution and physical accessibility. Public sector plays an important role in the provision of healthcare services for improving health in developing countries like Pakistan. We analysed the spatial distribution and accessibility to public sector tertiary care teaching and general hospitals in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) districts of Abbottabad and Peshawar.