Healthcare seeking behaviour among self-help group households in Rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, supported by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), a number of community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes have been operating in rural India. Such schemes design their benefit packages according to local priorities. This paper examines healthcare seeking behaviour among self-help group households with a view to understanding the implications for the benefit packages offered by such schemes.

Methods

We use cross-sectional data collected from two of India's poorest states and estimate an alternative-specific conditional logit model to examine healthcare seeking behaviour.

Results

We find that the majority of respondents do access some form of care and that there is overwhelming use of private providers. Non-degree allopathic providers (

SUBMITTER: Raza WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4698810 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature