Table 1 Summary of geographical access to three levels of facility-based birth care in Ghana, by region
From: Geographical access to care at birth in Ghana: a barrier to safe motherhood
Region | Travel time category | ‘ABC’ facilities offering any care at birth | EmONC facilities (partial, basic or comprehensive) | EmONC facilities (comprehensive) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NATIONAL Total = 6,205,703 | < 2 hrs | 5,586,265 (90%) | 4,099,329 (66%) | 3,384,040 (55%) |
> 2 hrs | 619,438 (10%) | 2,106,374 (34%) | 2,821,663 (46%) | |
> 4 hrs | 185,917 (3%) | 1,091,760 (18%) | 1,766,669 (29%) | |
Ashanti Total = 1,796,118 | < 2 hrs | 1,708,397 (95%) | 1,315,565 (73%) | 1,223,834 (68%) |
> 2 hrs | 87,721 (5%) | 480,553 (27%) | 572,284 (32%) | |
> 4 hrs | 12,561 (1%) | 197,955 (11%) | 276,998 (15%) | |
Brong Ahafo Total = 548,345 | < 2 hrs | 479,302 (87%) | 318,954 (58%) | 269,541 (49%) |
> 2 hrs | 69,043 (13%) | 229,391 (42%) | 278,803 (51%) | |
> 4 hrs | 11,851 (2%) | 133,026 (24%) | 189,944 (35%) | |
Central Total = 496,948 | < 2 hrs | 430,841 (87%) | 297,882 (60%) | 250,054 (50%) |
> 2 hrs | 66,107 (13%) | 199,066 (40%) | 246,894 (50%) | |
> 4 hrs | 7,534 (2%) | 106,144 (21%) | 195,614 (39%) | |
Eastern Total = 624,211 | < 2 hrs | 600,380 (96%) | 426,226 (68%) | 394,962 (63%) |
> 2 hrs | 23,831 (4%) | 197,986 (32%) | 229,249 (37%) | |
> 4 hrs | 8,000 (1%) | 64,969 (10%) | 110,305 (18%) | |
Greater Accra Total = 785,183 | < 2 hrs | 782,777 (99%) | 736,523 (94%) | 644,211 (82%) |
> 2 hrs | 2,406 (1%) | 48,660 (6%) | 140,972 (18%) | |
> 4 hrs | 0 (0%) | 19,734 (3%) | 63,860 (8%) | |
Northern Total = 551,093 | < 2 hrs | 428,607 (78%) | 205,709 (37%) | 139,996 (25%) |
> 2 hrs | 122,486 (22%) | 345,383 (63%) | 411,096 (75%) | |
> 4 hrs | 37,463 (7%) | 228,182 (41%) | 276,431 (50%) | |
Upper East Total = 551,093 | < 2 hrs | 230,331 (98%) | 130,994 (56%) | 122,261 (52%) |
> 2 hrs | 4,245 (2%) | 103,582 (44%) | 112,314 (48%) | |
> 4 hrs | 43 (0%) | 45,690 (20%) | 82,763 (35%) | |
Upper West Total = 160,357 | < 2 hrs | 145,442 (91%) | 94,318 (59%) | 56,933 (36%) |
> 2 hrs | 14,915 (9%) | 66,039 (41%) | 103,423 (65%) | |
> 4 hrs | 1,735 (1%) | 38,352 (24%) | 73,455 (46%) | |
Volta Total = 472,916 | < 2 hrs | 340,811 (72%) | 273,282 (58%) | 178,094 (38%) |
> 2 hrs | 132,105 (28%) | 199,634 (42%) | 294,822 (62%) | |
> 4 hrs | 65,228 (14%) | 114,732 (24%) | 209,138 (44%) | |
Western Total = 535,956 | < 2 hrs | 439,376 (82%) | 299,875 (56%) | 104,152 (19%) |
> 2 hrs | 96,580 (18%) | 236,081 (44%) | 431,804 (81%) | |
> 4 hrs | 41,502 (8%) | 142,975 (27%) | 288,162 (54%) |