Moerman, J.M. (2015) Accessibility and utilization of health care among migrants in Goa, India. Master thesis.
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Abstract
India has one of the world's most privatized health care systems, with estimated 80 per cent of curative care provided by the private sector. The public health care sector in India faces problems of understaffing, overcrowding and insufficient medical supplies. This created an opportunity for the private health care sector to flourish. The concept of five A’s of access is used to describe and explain health seeking behaviour of Karnataka migrant men in Goa, whom can be considered a vulnerable group, at risk of being underserved in their health care needs. The current study seeks to gain insight into migrants’ perspective on accessing health care and the perceived differences in private and public sector care. As well as explore the influence of their migrant background and the role an NGO can fulfill in improving access to quality care. Via a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews, key informant interviews and observations, the applicability of the five A’s will be discussed arguing for a need to contextualize the concept of access in its social, cultural, economic and geographical context.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Sciences (Research) |
| Supervisor: | Dr. A. Bailey |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2020 05:15 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2020 05:15 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/348 |
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