Health Hygiene & Sanitation

Lesson 06 : Indicators Of Health Cont...

Utilization Rates

It includes the extent of use of health services. Utilization of services is expressed as the proportion of people in need of a service who actually receive it in a given period, usually a year. The utilization rates indicate the extent of services needed by the population and hence health status of the population. Health care utilization is also affected by

• Availability of health services
• Accessibility of health services
• Attitude of an individual towards this health and health care system.

Examples of utilization of health services

• Proportion of pregnant women receiving supplements Iron-Folic Acid tablets and antenatal care.
• Proportion of children getting prophylactic doses
• Infants and children receiving immunization
• Population following proper family planning
• Proportion of pregnant women having their deliveries under trained dais.
• Population getting regular health checkups done
• Bed occupancy rate
• Bed turnover ratio

This indicator concentrates on the discharge of social responsibility rather than a biological phenomenon of disease.