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School of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan Province, China.
Objectives: To analyze the spatial accessibility of antivenom immunizing agents equipped hospitals in Hainan Province.
Methods: This paper analyzes the spatial accessibility of medical institutions equipped with different types of snake antivenom using network analysis and two-step mobile search method, and evaluates the service level and spatial accessibility of medical institutions equipped with different types of antivenom immunizing agents in Hainan Province from the perspectives of both supply and demand.
Results: The number of people in Hainan Province who need to spend more than 1 h to reach an antivenom, antivenom, antivenom, antivenom equipped hospital, and equipped with antivenom for all species of snakes in the country is approximately 856,000, 231,300, 3,071,000, 2,666,000 and 4,721,000 people, respectively.
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