The phrase "affects the utilisation of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how one factor influences or impacts the use of another resource or system.
Example: "The new policy affects the utilisation of available resources in the department."
Alternatives: "impacts the use of" or "influences the application of".
Although the growth of halophytic forages is widely recognised as a means for using saline land and water, factors affecting the utilisation of this biomass by ruminants such as sheep, cattle and goats have received less attention.
Since these prescribed items are not covered by the NHIS and hence women and their families would have to provide them from their own resources, their procurement could affect the utilisation of skilled attendance at childbirth, especially for poor women.
This study examines the factors affecting the utilisation of HCT services amongst learners in high schools in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Spatial accessibility (2, 3), the physical closeness to or distance from a healthcare facility, is one of the factors that affect the utilisation of available health services (5).
This study examines both the barriers and facilitators affecting the utilisation of HCT services amongst school-going youth using Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) as the theoretical framework [ 19].
This finding is in agreement with studies across SSA which revealed AIDS-related stigma and discrimination as major factors affecting the utilisation of HCT services (21).
Negative perceptions of service quality by clients were reported to affect the utilisation of MH services and hence lower HW motivation.
Smaje and Le Grand [ 17] present an in-depth discussion of the factors affecting the utilisation of health services, in particular of medical need as a confounding factor in comparisons of utilisation among population groups.
