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Table 2 Characteristics of measures applying gravity model developments

From: Gravity models for potential spatial healthcare access measurement: a systematic methodological review

Variables

Total

Base gravity model

2SFCA method family

Kernel density method

Case numbers

346

14

324

8

Study area

    

Africa

4 (1%)

0 (0%)

4 (1%)

0 (0%)

Asia

160 (46%)

10 (71%)

148 (46%)

2 (25%)

Europe

36 (10%)

0 (0%)

36 (11%)

0 (0%)

North America

136 (39%)

3 (21%)

128 (40%)

5 (63%)

South America

10 (3%)

1 (7%)

8 (2%)

1 (13%)

Care sector

    

Primary

157 (45%)

1 (7%)

153 (47%)

3 (38%)

Secondary

135 (39%)

8 (57%)

124 (38%)

3 (38%)

Primary and secondary

54 (16%)

5 (36%)

47 (15%)

2 (25%)

Study area region type

    

Urban

142 (41%)

10 (71%)

127 (39%)

5 (63%)

Rural

18 (5%)

2 (14%)

16 (5%)

0 (0%)

Urban and rural

186 (54%)

2 (14%)

181 (56%)

3 (38%)

Distance type

    

Travel time

249 (72%)

9 (64%)

238 (73%)

2 (25%)

Travel distance

56 (16%)

2 (14%)

54 (17%)

0 (0%)

Euclidean distance

41 (12%)

3 (21%)

32 (10%)

6 (75%)

Indicator computation

    

Primary computation

338 (98%)

14 (100%)

316 (98%)

8 (100%)

Secondary use

8 (2%)

0 (0%)

8 (2%)

0 (0%)

Application case

    

Descriptive

189 (55%)

8 (57%)

178 (55%)

3 (38%)

Covariate

67 (19%)

2 (14%)

63 (19%)

2 (25%)

Exploratory

51 (15%)

2 (14%)

48 (15%)

1 (13%)

Comparison

39 (11%)

2 (14%)

35 (11%)

2 (25%)

  1. 2SFCA two-step floating catchment area