Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Snake Antivenom

ObjectivesTo analyze the spatial accessibility of antivenom immunizing agents equipped hospitals in Hainan Province.MethodsThis paper analyzes the spatial accessibility of medical institutions equipped with different types of snake antivenom using network analysis and two-step mobile search method,...

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Main Authors: Wenjie Hao, Lanfen He, Xingyue Song, Juntao Wang, Yanlan Hu, Yu Chen, Chuanzhu Lv, Shijiao Yan
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:International Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606903/full
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author Wenjie Hao
Lanfen He
Xingyue Song
Juntao Wang
Yanlan Hu
Yu Chen
Chuanzhu Lv
Shijiao Yan
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Lanfen He
Xingyue Song
Juntao Wang
Yanlan Hu
Yu Chen
Chuanzhu Lv
Shijiao Yan
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description ObjectivesTo analyze the spatial accessibility of antivenom immunizing agents equipped hospitals in Hainan Province.MethodsThis 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.ResultsThe number of people in Hainan Province who need to spend more than 1 h to reach an Agkistrodon Hyalys antivenom, Naja antivenom, Bungarus Multicnctus antivenom, Agkistrodon Acutus 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. In the results of accessibility of hospital beds/health technicians equipped with antivenom in Hainan Province, Haikou and Sanya cities had the highest accessibility.ConclusionThe accessibility of hospitals equipped with antivenom in Hainan Province is unevenly distributed, with areas of high accessibility in the southern and northern regions and accessibility in the rest of the country to be improved.
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spelling doaj-art-4c4bd87a29fb4368a36096e93617e6612025-01-03T04:12:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642025-01-016910.3389/ijph.2024.16069031606903Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Snake AntivenomWenjie Hao0Lanfen He1Xingyue Song2Juntao Wang3Yanlan Hu4Yu Chen5Chuanzhu Lv6Shijiao Yan7Hainan Ceneral Hospital, Haikou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan Province, ChinaSecond Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan Province, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan Province, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan Province, ChinaSichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan Province, ChinaObjectivesTo analyze the spatial accessibility of antivenom immunizing agents equipped hospitals in Hainan Province.MethodsThis 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.ResultsThe number of people in Hainan Province who need to spend more than 1 h to reach an Agkistrodon Hyalys antivenom, Naja antivenom, Bungarus Multicnctus antivenom, Agkistrodon Acutus 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. In the results of accessibility of hospital beds/health technicians equipped with antivenom in Hainan Province, Haikou and Sanya cities had the highest accessibility.ConclusionThe accessibility of hospitals equipped with antivenom in Hainan Province is unevenly distributed, with areas of high accessibility in the southern and northern regions and accessibility in the rest of the country to be improved.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606903/fullantivenomhealthcare organizationsaccessibilitysnakebitesnakebite envenoming
spellingShingle Wenjie Hao
Lanfen He
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Yu Chen
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Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Snake Antivenom
International Journal of Public Health
antivenom
healthcare organizations
accessibility
snakebite
snakebite envenoming
title Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Snake Antivenom
title_full Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Snake Antivenom
title_fullStr Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Snake Antivenom
title_full_unstemmed Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Snake Antivenom
title_short Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Snake Antivenom
title_sort spatial accessibility analysis of snake antivenom
topic antivenom
healthcare organizations
accessibility
snakebite
snakebite envenoming
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