The availability dimension was not evaluated, as these AT were the ones made available to us by the Hospitals.
Similarly, relatively lower mean score was observed for availability dimension (71.31 ± 17.10).
On the availability dimension, for most patients the average traveling time was acceptable.
Access to ART according to availability, affordability and acceptability, by demographics and socioeconomic status is shown in Table 2. On the availability dimension, the results show that for the whole sample, the average travel distance to receive treatment was 11 km.
Perhaps awareness of services is assumed within the framework or subsumed within the availability or accessibility dimensions.
It is still not clear which morphologic characteristics are critical to determine the availability and dimensions of trans-sacral corridors.
Penchansky and Thomas [ 23] described access in five dimensions: availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability and acceptability.
Additionally, in HC, access can include a set of specific dimensions (availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability and acceptability) describing the fit between the patient and the system [ 42, 43].
It consists of five dimensions – availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability and acceptability – to evaluate the "degree of fit" between the clients and the health system.
Penchansky and Thomas described healthcare access as being comprised of five dimensions; availability, affordability, accessibility, accommodation, and acceptability [ 17].
