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Table 3 Travel time comparison between different low-resource implementation strategies

From: Using a geographic information system to enhance patient access to point-of-care diagnostics in a limited-resource setting

Health access

Current

Rearrange

Current position with 5 more

Current position with 10 more

Rearrange with 5 more

Rearrange with 10 more

Mean (SD) travel from population to diagnosis

49.9 (25.5)

30.6 (15.3)

26.8 (13.1)

21.8 (11.3)

23.3 (12.0)

19.6 (10.6)

Decrease compared to current

N/A

38.7 %

46.3 %

56.3 %

53.3 %

60.7 %

Mean (SD) travel from diagnosis to care

168.6 (37.1)

150.4 (41.4)

151.4 (39.5)

151.9 (39.9)

149.6 (37.8)

153.3 (38.1)

Decrease compared to current

N/A

10.8 %

10.2 %

9.9 %

11.3 %

9.1 %

Mean (SD) travel time from population to care

218.5 (39.5)

181 (46.1)

178.2 (42.7)

173.7 (41.9)

172.8 (40.6)

172.9 (39.8)

Decrease compared to current

N/A

16.7 %

18.4 %

20.5 %

20.9 %

20.9 %