Exploring the road to public healthcare accessibility: a qualitative study to understand healthcare utilization among hard-to-reach groups in Kerala, India
The 'Kerala Model of Development' has been applauded internationally for its success in recent years. However, this has not inured the state from the typical barriers to public sector health care use articulated by participants in the study, which match global evidence. In order to deepen the impact of public sector reforms, the state must try to meet service user expectations- especially among those left behind. This requires attention to quality, timeliness, outreach and physical access. Longer term impacts of these reforms - as we move to a post-COVID scenario - should also be evaluated.
Authors
- Jaison Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0332-8154)
- Surya Surendran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7272-0910)
- Devaki Nambiar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5682-6109)
- Hari Sankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1812-0102)
- Gloria Benny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3263-0798)
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- George Institute for Global Health (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02191-7
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.31
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- The Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance