Quality in Primary Care Open Access

Department of Fertility Studies, International Institute for Population Science, Mumbai, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Analysis of Variations in Coverage of Primary Health Centre: A Comparative Study Based on Chamoli and Rudraprayag Districts
  Author(s): Neelkamal Alomayan Kalita* and Guru Vasishtha
  
  Background: The utilization of healthcare services is low across developing nations. It is very challenging to provide healthcare services to the entire population, regardless of the development. In a given location, access to health care is influenced by various factors, including the availability of health services in the area (supply) and, the population of that location (demand). Therefore, this study identifies the shortfalls of PHCs in the district and its decline in coverage areas according to the variations in altitude as per the norm given by the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Materials and methods: Voronoi map analysis and Euclidean buffer model were used to measure the coverage of the Primary Health Centre (PHC) and its catchment area in both the hilly districts of Uttarakhand i.e., Rudraprayag and Chamoli. .. View More»
  

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