Characteristics | Participating health centres (N = 12) | All health centres (N = 53) | ||
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n | % | n | % | |
Health service models | ||||
Indigenous community controlled* | 2 | 17% | 4 | 7% |
NT government funded/operated | 4 | 33% | 38 | 72% |
Health Board managed† | 6 | 50% | 11 | 21% |
Sizes of populations served | ||||
< 500 | 5 | 42% | 27 | 51% |
500–999 | 5 | 42% | 10 | 18% |
≥ 1,000 | 2 | 17% | 16 | 31% |
Access to the community | ||||
All year by road | 4 | 33% | 18 | 34% |
Part year by road‡ | 6 | 50% | 26 | 49% |
All year by air or sea (islands) | 2 | 17% | 9 | 17% |
Kilometres to the nearest hospital | ||||
< 20 km by road | 3 | 25% | 6 | 11% |
20–100 km by road | 2 | 17% | 6 | 11% |
101–300 km by road | 2 | 17% | 18 | 34% |
301–600 km by road | 3 | 25% | 14 | 27% |
By air (islands) | 2 | 17% | 9 | 17% |