Jagdish C. Bhatia
Health-care seeking and expenditure by young Indian mothers in the public and private sectors
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|University of London
total 421 young married mothers karnataka state india followed monthly intervals 1 year results presented selfreported morbidity treatmentseeking behaviour health expenditures total 911 completed illness episodes reported 58 resulted consultations practitioners mostly working private sector amongst consult physicians average 176 visits made per episode average cost per visit 46 rupees 38 rupees private publicsector consultations respectively overall mean annual expenditure treatment associated costs entire sample 172 rupees 104 rupees spent privatesector treatment poorer women reported significantly days morbidity richer women spent significantly less per 100 days illness