Access to surgery in Ecuador using the enhanced 2-step floating catchment area approach
Without increasing the complexity of primary data collection, the E2SFCA method estimates access to surgery at a granular scale through considering the supply of procedures and SAO providers. This more granular evaluation of surgical access gives policy makers more specific methods of targeting interventions to improve surgical access.
Authors
- Sabrina Juran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7663-8463)
- John G. Meara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-3209)
- Zachary Fowler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-413X)
- Nikathan Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2847-178X)
- Alfredo Borrero Vega
- Edgar B. Rodas
- Mateo S. Iza
- Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz
- Tanujit Dey
- Ayla Gerk
- Juan Carlos Salamea
- Maria Falconi
- Taylor Wurdeman
- Maria José Garcia
- Alejandro Torres Balarezo
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Center for Global Development (US)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (EC)
- Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador (EC)
- Universidad del Azuay (EC)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Global and Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-026-00241-6
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00