Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2007 Sep;15(3):223-33.
doi: 10.1007/s10728-007-0060-x.

Inequity in health care delivery in India: the problem of rural medical practitioners

Rashmi Kumar  1 , Vijay Jaiswal, Sandeep Tripathi, Akshay Kumar, M Z Idris
Affiliations

Inequity in health care delivery in India: the problem of rural medical practitioners

Rashmi Kumar et al. Health Care Anal. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

A considerable section of the population in India accesses the services of individual private medical practitioners (PMPs) for primary level care. In rural areas, these providers include MBBS doctors, practitioners of alternative systems of medicine, herbalists, indigenous and folk practitioners, compounders and others. This paper describes the profile, knowledge and some practices of the rural doctor in India and then discusses the reasons for lack of equity in health care access in rural areas and possible solutions to the problem.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Soc Sci Med. 1971 Apr;5(2):137-49 - PubMed
    1. Indian J Public Health. 1989 Apr-Jun;33(2):61-5 - PubMed
    1. Soc Sci Med. 1971 Dec;5(6):595-601 - PubMed
    1. Soc Sci Med. 1975 Jan;9(1):15-21 - PubMed
    1. Indian J Med Res. 1973 Jun;61(6):962-7 - PubMed

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources