Arnab Jana|Rounaq Basu
Examining the changing health care seeking behavior in the era of health sector reforms in India: evidences from the National Sample Surveys 2004 &amp; 2014
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|Massachusetts Institute of Technology
health policy formulations india witnessed shift reactive approach proactive approach last decade therefore important understand effectiveness recent national health policies national rural health mission national urban health mission addressing varied needs heterogeneous population indiawe use datasets national sample surveys carried 2004 2014 understand change health seeking behavior result policies choice health care facilities associated expenditures compared descriptive analyses multinomial logistic regression used identify significant parameters contribute towards share health care providers india health status two economically disparate indian states bihar kerala also compared specific metrics performanceit seen due increased availability facilities close proximity rural urban residents prefer avail facilities result minimization transportation cost effectiveness national health policies found vary regional scale literacy health status strong correlation thereby reinforcing bihar still lags far behind kerala terms access equitable health caretherefore hierarchical system incorporating medical pluralism tailormade policies targeted diverse health care demands needs put place achieve goal 3 sustainable development goals decreed united nations ie health