Multivariate decomposition of shift toward public facilities for inpatient care in rural India: evidence from National Sample Survey

The utilization of public facilities for inpatient care increased between 2014 and 2017-2018 in rural India. This increase in utilization, though, was mostly driven by increased utilization among people residing in states with relatively better public health systems and by those belonging to the richer consumption classes. The study indicates that improved public health systems can play an important role in increasing footfall in public health facilities.