| Non-utilization of public health care facilities: examining the reasons through a national study of women in India. | |
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PMID: 19728767 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: This article examines women's opinions about their reasons for the non-utilization of appropriate public health care facilities, according to categories of their healthcare seeking in India. METHODS: This cross-sectional article uses nationally representative samples from the Indian National Family Health Surveys NFHS-3 (2005-2006), which were generated from randomly selected households. Women of reproductive age (15-49 years) from the 29 states of India participated (n = 124 385 women). The respondents were asked why they did not utilize public health care facilities when members of their households were ill, identifying their reasons with a yes/no choice. The following five reasons were of primary interest: (1) 'there is no nearby facility'; (2) 'facility timing is not convenient'; (3) 'health personnel are often absent'; (4) 'waiting time is too long'; and (5) 'poor quality of care'. RESULTS: Results from logistic regression analyses indicate that respondents' education, economic status and standard of living are significant predictors for non-utilization of public health care facilities. Women who sought the services of care delivery and health check-ups indicated that health personnel were absent. Service seekers for self and child's medical treatments indicated that there were no nearby health facilities, service times were inconvenient, there were long waiting times and poor quality health care. CONCLUSIONS: This study concludes that improving public health care facilities with user-friendly opening times, the regular presence of staff, reduced waiting times and improved quality of care are necessary steps to reducing maternal mortality and poverty. |
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Authors:
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Koustuv Dalal; Suraya Dawad |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-09-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Rural and remote health Volume: 9 ISSN: 1445-6354 ISO Abbreviation: Rural Remote Health Publication Date: 2009 Jul-Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-04 Completed Date: 2009-12-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101174860 Medline TA: Rural Remote Health Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1178 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Public Health Sciences, Social Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. koustuv.dalal@liu.se |
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Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Female Health Facilities / utilization* Humans India Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care* / statistics & numerical data Public Sector* Young Adult |
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