Table 2

Bivariate correlations between patients currently on ART in December 2006 and demographic, treatment services and spatial variables

Pearson correlation

P


Population of towns providing ART

Mean

58150.4

0.985

<0.001

No.

133

S.D. *

258455

Urban population per zone

Mean

252423

0.977

<0.001

No.

47

S.D.

434850

Total population per zone

Mean

1477574

No.

47

0.374

0.014

S.D.

969778

No. of hospitals per zone

Mean

2.1

No.

47

0.948

<0.001

S.D.

3.2

No. of hospitals and health centers per zone

Mean

4.1

No.

47

0.945

<0.001

S.D.

6.6

Distance from health center to ART hospital **

Mean

59.8

No.

44

0.219

0.153

S.D.

33.6

Duration of ART services in 2006 **

Mean

6.2

No.

192

0.476

<0.001

S.D.

3.7


* – standard deviation

** – in km

# – in months

Kloos et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2007 6:45   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-6-45

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