Table 1:Characteristics of study sites according to levels of healthcare access. | ||||
Healthcare Level |
Site |
Location |
Accessibility from City |
Healthcare Availability |
Level 1 |
Humpata |
Subrban school outside Lubango* |
5-10 minutes drive |
Access to city hospitals |
Level 2 |
Kahima |
Village 60km southeast of Lubango |
90 minutes drive |
Access to rural outreach clinics with vaccination program, outreaches, on-site physician and nurse |
Tchitunda |
Village 60km southeast of Lubango* |
90 minutes drive |
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Tchicombe |
Village 100km south of Lubango* |
120 minutes drive |
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Level 3 |
Cavango |
250km northeast of Lubango* |
Difficult road access |
No local health personnel or medical outreach programs. Nearest clinic 4 hours drive; nearest hospital 8 hours drive |