Papers by shatrughan prasad
Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Vol.3(1&2), 2017
This study aimed to explore the prevalence of illness, treatment seeking behaviour, and challenge... more This study aimed to explore the prevalence of illness, treatment seeking behaviour, and challenges in health services utilisation across the social groups in India. The study focuses on social disparity and differentials because marginalized groups, especially SC and ST are poorly developed and run high risk of poor health and low healthcare services utilisation. National Sample Survey data on social consumption on health collected during 2014 is used in the study. Univariate and bivariate method is used to understand the nature and distribution of health indicator i.e, morbidity (communicable and non-communicable diseases) across the social groups. Finally, binary logit regression has been applied to examine factors associated with seeking treatment and distress financing for seeking treatment. The reference period for the study was seeking treatment for an ailment during the fortnight preceding the survey.
The study finds a shift in the pattern of diseases with non communicable diseases (NCDs) far outnumbering communicable diseases (CDs). Nearly 60 per cent of the sample population has reported suffering from NCDs, as against 37 per cent from CDs. While communicable diseases are more common among the underprivileged and marginalized social groups like SC and ST, NCDs are more prevalent among the better-off social groups. Also, CDs have an inverse relationship with age whereas NCDs have a direct relation with age irrespective of social groups. Around 96 per cent of the diseases have sought treatment which ranges from 87 per cent among ST to 98 per cent among ‘Others.’ An overwhelming majority (93 per cent) has availed allopathic treatment. However, three-fifths of the treatment stands availed from private health facilities ranging from 52 per cent among ST to 81 per cent among ‘Others.’
The lower utilisation of health care among ST and SC groups is attributed to poor awareness, unwillingness, and unavailability of affordable services. Among those who did not seek treatment, more than half said they did not consider the condition serious enough; 30 per cent attribute it to unavailability of health facilities in their localities, and 15 per cent feel the services are too expensive. Distress financing reduces the chances of seeking treatment also. Poor economic condition, location in rural areas, and illiteracy increases the chance of availing treatment on borrowed money, sale of properties, and contributions is concern of the study.
Keywords: communicable, non-communicable, healthcare, service utilisation, distress, AYUSH
Journal of Social Inclusion Studies Vol 3 (1& 2), 2017
This study aimed to explore the prevalence of illness, treatment seeking behaviour, and challenge... more This study aimed to explore the prevalence of illness, treatment seeking behaviour, and challenges in health services utilisation across the social groups in India. The study focuses on social disparity and differentials because marginalized groups, especially SC and ST are poorly developed and run high risk of poor health and low healthcare services utilisation. National Sample Survey data on social consumption on health collected during 2014 is used in the study. Univariate and bivariate method is used to understand the nature and distribution of health indicator i.e, morbidity (communicable and non-communicable diseases) across the social groups. Finally, binary logit regression has been applied to examine factors associated with seeking treatment and distress financing for seeking treatment. The reference period for the study was seeking treatment for an ailment during the fortnight preceding the survey.
The study finds a shift in the pattern of diseases with non communicable diseases (NCDs) far outnumbering communicable diseases (CDs). Nearly 60 per cent of the sample population has reported suffering from NCDs, as against 37 per cent from CDs. While communicable diseases are more common among the underprivileged and marginalized social groups like SC and ST, NCDs are more prevalent among the better-off social groups. Also, CDs have an inverse relationship with age whereas NCDs have a direct relation with age irrespective of social groups. Around 96 per cent of the diseases have sought treatment which ranges from 87 per cent among ST to 98 per cent among ‘Others.’ An overwhelming majority (93 per cent) has availed allopathic treatment. However, three-fifths of the treatment stands availed from private health facilities ranging from 52 per cent among ST to 81 per cent among ‘Others.’
The lower utilisation of health care among ST and SC groups is attributed to poor awareness, unwillingness, and unavailability of affordable services. Among those who did not seek treatment, more than half said they did not consider the condition serious enough; 30 per cent attribute it to unavailability of health facilities in their localities, and 15 per cent feel the services are too expensive. Distress financing reduces the chances of seeking treatment also. Poor economic condition, location in rural areas, and illiteracy increases the chance of availing treatment on borrowed money, sale of properties, and contributions is concern of the study.
Keywords: communicable, non-communicable, healthcare, service utilisation, distress, AYUSH
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The study finds a shift in the pattern of diseases with non communicable diseases (NCDs) far outnumbering communicable diseases (CDs). Nearly 60 per cent of the sample population has reported suffering from NCDs, as against 37 per cent from CDs. While communicable diseases are more common among the underprivileged and marginalized social groups like SC and ST, NCDs are more prevalent among the better-off social groups. Also, CDs have an inverse relationship with age whereas NCDs have a direct relation with age irrespective of social groups. Around 96 per cent of the diseases have sought treatment which ranges from 87 per cent among ST to 98 per cent among ‘Others.’ An overwhelming majority (93 per cent) has availed allopathic treatment. However, three-fifths of the treatment stands availed from private health facilities ranging from 52 per cent among ST to 81 per cent among ‘Others.’
The lower utilisation of health care among ST and SC groups is attributed to poor awareness, unwillingness, and unavailability of affordable services. Among those who did not seek treatment, more than half said they did not consider the condition serious enough; 30 per cent attribute it to unavailability of health facilities in their localities, and 15 per cent feel the services are too expensive. Distress financing reduces the chances of seeking treatment also. Poor economic condition, location in rural areas, and illiteracy increases the chance of availing treatment on borrowed money, sale of properties, and contributions is concern of the study.
Keywords: communicable, non-communicable, healthcare, service utilisation, distress, AYUSH
The study finds a shift in the pattern of diseases with non communicable diseases (NCDs) far outnumbering communicable diseases (CDs). Nearly 60 per cent of the sample population has reported suffering from NCDs, as against 37 per cent from CDs. While communicable diseases are more common among the underprivileged and marginalized social groups like SC and ST, NCDs are more prevalent among the better-off social groups. Also, CDs have an inverse relationship with age whereas NCDs have a direct relation with age irrespective of social groups. Around 96 per cent of the diseases have sought treatment which ranges from 87 per cent among ST to 98 per cent among ‘Others.’ An overwhelming majority (93 per cent) has availed allopathic treatment. However, three-fifths of the treatment stands availed from private health facilities ranging from 52 per cent among ST to 81 per cent among ‘Others.’
The lower utilisation of health care among ST and SC groups is attributed to poor awareness, unwillingness, and unavailability of affordable services. Among those who did not seek treatment, more than half said they did not consider the condition serious enough; 30 per cent attribute it to unavailability of health facilities in their localities, and 15 per cent feel the services are too expensive. Distress financing reduces the chances of seeking treatment also. Poor economic condition, location in rural areas, and illiteracy increases the chance of availing treatment on borrowed money, sale of properties, and contributions is concern of the study.
Keywords: communicable, non-communicable, healthcare, service utilisation, distress, AYUSH
The study finds a shift in the pattern of diseases with non communicable diseases (NCDs) far outnumbering communicable diseases (CDs). Nearly 60 per cent of the sample population has reported suffering from NCDs, as against 37 per cent from CDs. While communicable diseases are more common among the underprivileged and marginalized social groups like SC and ST, NCDs are more prevalent among the better-off social groups. Also, CDs have an inverse relationship with age whereas NCDs have a direct relation with age irrespective of social groups. Around 96 per cent of the diseases have sought treatment which ranges from 87 per cent among ST to 98 per cent among ‘Others.’ An overwhelming majority (93 per cent) has availed allopathic treatment. However, three-fifths of the treatment stands availed from private health facilities ranging from 52 per cent among ST to 81 per cent among ‘Others.’
The lower utilisation of health care among ST and SC groups is attributed to poor awareness, unwillingness, and unavailability of affordable services. Among those who did not seek treatment, more than half said they did not consider the condition serious enough; 30 per cent attribute it to unavailability of health facilities in their localities, and 15 per cent feel the services are too expensive. Distress financing reduces the chances of seeking treatment also. Poor economic condition, location in rural areas, and illiteracy increases the chance of availing treatment on borrowed money, sale of properties, and contributions is concern of the study.
Keywords: communicable, non-communicable, healthcare, service utilisation, distress, AYUSH
The study finds a shift in the pattern of diseases with non communicable diseases (NCDs) far outnumbering communicable diseases (CDs). Nearly 60 per cent of the sample population has reported suffering from NCDs, as against 37 per cent from CDs. While communicable diseases are more common among the underprivileged and marginalized social groups like SC and ST, NCDs are more prevalent among the better-off social groups. Also, CDs have an inverse relationship with age whereas NCDs have a direct relation with age irrespective of social groups. Around 96 per cent of the diseases have sought treatment which ranges from 87 per cent among ST to 98 per cent among ‘Others.’ An overwhelming majority (93 per cent) has availed allopathic treatment. However, three-fifths of the treatment stands availed from private health facilities ranging from 52 per cent among ST to 81 per cent among ‘Others.’
The lower utilisation of health care among ST and SC groups is attributed to poor awareness, unwillingness, and unavailability of affordable services. Among those who did not seek treatment, more than half said they did not consider the condition serious enough; 30 per cent attribute it to unavailability of health facilities in their localities, and 15 per cent feel the services are too expensive. Distress financing reduces the chances of seeking treatment also. Poor economic condition, location in rural areas, and illiteracy increases the chance of availing treatment on borrowed money, sale of properties, and contributions is concern of the study.
Keywords: communicable, non-communicable, healthcare, service utilisation, distress, AYUSH