Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-59

Primary healthcare services among a migrant indigenous population living in an eastern Indian city (Article)

Babu B.V. , Swain B.K. , Mishra S. , Kar S.K.
  • a Division of Epidemiology, Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India, Social and Behavioural Research Unit, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India
  • b Division of Epidemiology, Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
  • c Division of Epidemiology, Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
  • d Division of Epidemiology, Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India

Abstract

This paper reports the accessibility and utilization of the healthcare services among a migrant indigenous community inhabiting slums of an eastern Indian city. It is based on data collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with heads of the households. The results indicated that the services of health personnel by visiting households are rare and the service provision was very poor. For curative services, the people heavily depend on private practitioners, including unqualified practitioners, by spending large proportions of their earnings. Due to migration, this community becomes more vulnerable to low utilization of healthcare services. This study warrants evolving a system of healthcare to cater the needs of vulnerable migrant groups in urban areas of India. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Migrants India healthcare Orissa Indigenous people

Index Keywords

male urban population Poverty Areas Utilization Review female Humans Health Services Accessibility adult Transients and Migrants India Article poverty Young Adult human primary health care migration health care delivery Adolescent
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77649238976&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-008-9181-z&partnerID=40&md5=7c34ece262f74f38e2469d662e24b2b7
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9181-z
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English