Jordan Rapid Health Facility Capacity and Utilisation Assessment (JRHFCUA)

Status:	Published 10 May 2013 - 13 May 2013
Funded
Methodology:	Planned, widgets.needs_assessment.status.5, widgets.needs_assessment.status.7
Methodology description:	Three survey forms used: 1) intake form for all patients seen at a facility. 2) healthcare utilisation survey. 6) Health facility capacity assessment. REDcap digital technology and KoBo were used to collect responses based on survey forms.
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:	213 facilities
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Population in Camp, Urban / Rural Population, Host Communities
Target settlement:	Collective centres
Measurement:	Facility (e.g. school, hospital)

Jordan Rapid Health Facility Capacity and Utilisation Assessment (JRHFCUA)

Status:	Published 10 May 2013 - 13 May 2013
Funded
Methodology:	Direct Observation, Individual key informant interviews, Other
Methodology description:	Three survey forms used: 1) intake form for all patients seen at a facility. 2) healthcare utilisation survey. 6) Health facility capacity assessment. REDcap digital technology and KoBo were used to collect responses based on survey forms.
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:	213 facilities
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Population in Camp, Urban / Rural Population, Host Communities
Target settlement:	Collective centres
Measurement:	Facility (e.g. school, hospital)

To estimate the capacity of government health facilities; estimate the number of Syrian refugees using health facilities across 5 governorates (Irbid, Mafraq, Ramtha, Zarqa and Ajloun; estimate the types of acute and chronic medical conditions for which Syrian patients seek healthcare; and assist the Jordanian MoH, UN and International development partners in better understanding and estimating the healthcare needs of the Syrian refugees and Jordanian host community in order to better invest humanitarian and development resources seeking to improve access to care outside camps.

Needs

Syrian refugees accessing both hospitals and health centres in great numbers therefore attention should be given to needs in both types of facilities. The diseases and ailments which Syrian refugees face are very similar to that of the non-Syrian population, so Jordanian facilities do not require unique or targeted healthcare implements, medications or infrastructure but rather that the facilities would need these elements in greater number in order to serve the Syrian influx.

Main Findings

Utilisation of Jordanian facilities by the refugee population represents a real need on behalf of Syrian individuals and a potential strain on resources for the Jordanian health care system. 8.65% of the total population accessing health facilities in the northern governorates were Syrian refugees.