Spatial Analysis of Modern Health Care Resources in Rural Districts of Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper analyses the spatial distribution of health care resources (e.g. health facilities and health personnel) in rural districts of Ibadan. The paper reveals that in terms of number, the spatial distribution of health care facilities and personnel varied markedly in the study area. Furthermore, it was also confirmed that population is not an important factor accounting for the distribution of health care facilities. However, the spatial inequalities in the distribution of health personnel makes the health personnel to be found in larger numbers in some health institutions than in others.