The Poor and Health Services Use in India

This paper summarizes empirical findings from recent World Bank financed analysis on the use of health services by the poor in India (Mahal et al 2000) and some additional analysis conducted with the same data. Three factors motivate the choice of...

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Main Authors: Mahal, Ajay, Yazbeck, Abdo S., Peters, David H., Ramana, G.N.V.
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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spelling okr-10986-137482021-04-23T14:03:10Z The Poor and Health Services Use in India Mahal, Ajay Yazbeck, Abdo S. Peters, David H. Ramana, G.N.V. POVERTY & HEALTH HEALTH CARE PRIVATE HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH CARE SECTOR AGED ANALYTICAL WORK ANTENATAL CARE BEDS BENEFIT INCIDENCE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS CITIES CLINICS COST RECOVERY COST ­RECOVERY CURATIVE HEALTH CARE DATA COLLECTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT NETWORK DISCRIMINATION EQUALITY EXERCISES EXPENDITURE DATA EXTERNALITIES FAMILIES GENDER GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SURVEY HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMUNIZATION INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INCOME INCOME NEUTRAL INCOME QUINTILES INPATIENT CARE LONG TERM MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTIVATION NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITION OUTPATIENT CARE OUTPATIENT SERVICES POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR MEN POPULATION GROUPS POVERTY CATEGORY POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVE ASSET PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES RESIDENCES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION RURAL SETTINGS SERVICE DELIVERY URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATIONS This paper summarizes empirical findings from recent World Bank financed analysis on the use of health services by the poor in India (Mahal et al 2000) and some additional analysis conducted with the same data. Three factors motivate the choice of approach taken here and in the background paper. First, the size of the population, the diversity within India, and the unique governance structure provide an opportunity for comparative analysis to support learning about equity in health service use. This led to analysis below the national level where state-level comparisons are used. This paper and the analytical work supporting the findings summarized in it are part of a set of studies intended to provide information for public and professional discussion around the shape of India's future health system. Other studies included private health sector analysis, consumer protection in the health sector, health insurance, pharmaceutical sector analysis, and analysis of the quality of health services. The underlying purpose is to find ways to improve health outcomes in India, particularly for the poor, and to develop sustainable health systems and financing to achieve better health outcomes. The whole effort originated out of a longstanding dialogue between the Government of India and the World Bank. A brief description of the data and methodology is presented in the next section. A summary of national- level findings is provided and state-level findings are also discussed. A discussion of the relevance of the findings, including study limitations, is presented in the final section. 2013-06-04T20:34:49Z 2013-06-04T20:34:49Z 2001-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/3582651/poor-health-services-use-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13748 English en_US HNP discussion paper series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India
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topic POVERTY & HEALTH
HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
HEALTH FINANCE
HEALTH FINANCING
HEALTH CARE SECTOR AGED
ANALYTICAL WORK
ANTENATAL CARE
BEDS
BENEFIT INCIDENCE
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
CITIES
CLINICS
COST RECOVERY
COST ­RECOVERY
CURATIVE HEALTH CARE
DATA COLLECTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
DISCRIMINATION
EQUALITY
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXTERNALITIES
FAMILIES
GENDER
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH NEEDS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SURVEY
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOSPITALIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMMUNIZATION
INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
INCOME
INCOME NEUTRAL
INCOME QUINTILES
INPATIENT CARE
LONG TERM
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MOTIVATION
NATIONAL AVERAGE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NUTRITION
OUTPATIENT CARE
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR CHILDREN
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR MEN
POPULATION GROUPS
POVERTY CATEGORY
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTORS
PRODUCTIVE ASSET
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
RESIDENCES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL SETTINGS
SERVICE DELIVERY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POPULATIONS
spellingShingle POVERTY & HEALTH
HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
HEALTH FINANCE
HEALTH FINANCING
HEALTH CARE SECTOR AGED
ANALYTICAL WORK
ANTENATAL CARE
BEDS
BENEFIT INCIDENCE
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
CITIES
CLINICS
COST RECOVERY
COST ­RECOVERY
CURATIVE HEALTH CARE
DATA COLLECTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
DISCRIMINATION
EQUALITY
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXTERNALITIES
FAMILIES
GENDER
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH NEEDS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SURVEY
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOSPITALIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMMUNIZATION
INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
INCOME
INCOME NEUTRAL
INCOME QUINTILES
INPATIENT CARE
LONG TERM
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MOTIVATION
NATIONAL AVERAGE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NUTRITION
OUTPATIENT CARE
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR CHILDREN
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR MEN
POPULATION GROUPS
POVERTY CATEGORY
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTORS
PRODUCTIVE ASSET
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
RESIDENCES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL SETTINGS
SERVICE DELIVERY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POPULATIONS
Mahal, Ajay
Yazbeck, Abdo S.
Peters, David H.
Ramana, G.N.V.
The Poor and Health Services Use in India
geographic_facet South Asia
India
relation HNP discussion paper series;
description This paper summarizes empirical findings from recent World Bank financed analysis on the use of health services by the poor in India (Mahal et al 2000) and some additional analysis conducted with the same data. Three factors motivate the choice of approach taken here and in the background paper. First, the size of the population, the diversity within India, and the unique governance structure provide an opportunity for comparative analysis to support learning about equity in health service use. This led to analysis below the national level where state-level comparisons are used. This paper and the analytical work supporting the findings summarized in it are part of a set of studies intended to provide information for public and professional discussion around the shape of India's future health system. Other studies included private health sector analysis, consumer protection in the health sector, health insurance, pharmaceutical sector analysis, and analysis of the quality of health services. The underlying purpose is to find ways to improve health outcomes in India, particularly for the poor, and to develop sustainable health systems and financing to achieve better health outcomes. The whole effort originated out of a longstanding dialogue between the Government of India and the World Bank. A brief description of the data and methodology is presented in the next section. A summary of national- level findings is provided and state-level findings are also discussed. A discussion of the relevance of the findings, including study limitations, is presented in the final section.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Mahal, Ajay
Yazbeck, Abdo S.
Peters, David H.
Ramana, G.N.V.
author_facet Mahal, Ajay
Yazbeck, Abdo S.
Peters, David H.
Ramana, G.N.V.
author_sort Mahal, Ajay
title The Poor and Health Services Use in India
title_short The Poor and Health Services Use in India
title_full The Poor and Health Services Use in India
title_fullStr The Poor and Health Services Use in India
title_full_unstemmed The Poor and Health Services Use in India
title_sort poor and health services use in india
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/3582651/poor-health-services-use-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13748
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