Table 1.
Travel modes and speeds adapted from previous studies (7, 47) that were used to compute travel time to the nearest health facility for each road type and land cover category.
Land cover category | Speed km/h) | Transport mode |
---|---|---|
Trees cover areas | 2.5 | Walking |
Shrubs cover areas/sparse vegetation | 4.5 | Walking |
Grassland | 3.5 | Walking |
Cropland | 4 | Walking |
Vegetation aquatic or regularly flooded | 0 | Walking |
Bare areas and built-up areas | 5 | Walking |
Open water | 0 | Walking |
Primary roads | 50 | Motorized |
Secondary roads | 30 | Motorized |
County roads | 10 | Cycling |
Rural roads | 5 | Walking |