The aim of this study was to examine the impact of MHEC-RAP on providing access to specialist care through the experience of local providers and was guided by six concepts of access (accessibility, availability, acceptability, affordability, adequacy, and awareness) [ 36].
Data were grouped using an access framework considering three dimensions of accessibility: availability (physical access), acceptability (cultural access) and affordability (financial access) [ 16].
The components of the Pro Mujer health program address four dimensions of healthcare access: geographic accessibility, availability, affordability, and acceptability.
When, where, and how to use Xpert depends on the national commitment to draft policies and implementation strategies; available funds; accessibility, availability, and geographic distribution of adequate diagnostic services; and the epidemiology of TB in the country (especially HIV-associated TB and MDR-TB).
Important remaining ATM barriers can be identified along all dimensions of access: geographical and financial accessibility, availability, acceptability and quality (Peters et al. 2008).
This paper outlines the development of an alternative method for the measurement of access to primary care, based on combining the three key access elements of spatial accessibility (availability and proximity), population health needs and mobility.
Peters et al. [ 14] in 2008 described four dimensions of access to health services: geographic accessibility, availability, financial accessibility and acceptability.
Access has multiple dimensions including accessibility, availability, affordability, accommodation, and acceptability [ 1– 3] and is of great importance to decision makers in public health.
