Role of international border on healthcare access in West Bengal, India: A geographical analysis

Banu, Nasrin; Biswas, Bapan

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“…T A B L E 1 Synopsis of dimensions and their selected variables with abbreviation, description, and justification In the present study, a set of diversified, measurable, and representable indicators were selected and grouped under four major dimensions (Banu & Biswas, 2021;Baru et al, 2010;Haggerty & Levesque, 2016;Kumari & Raman, 2021). The indicators were further aggregated to produce a multitier healthcare quality and service accessibility index with comparable results across West Bengal's 18 districts.…”

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Understanding regional disparities in healthcare quality and accessibility in West Bengal, India: A multivariate analysis

Majumder

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Bose

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Regional Science Policy & Practice

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Healthcare inequality is a major issue in developing countries, as it puts increasing pressure on the local population, particularly rural and disadvantaged groups, to maintain a decent standard of living and have equitable access to healthcare. Using principal component analysis and average aggregation methods, a multilevel, dimension‐based composite healthcare quality index was constructed in the present study. The healthcare quality and accessibility index has four aspects (availability, affordability, accommodation, and amenities) with 21 parameters. The four‐dimensional index and healthcare quality and accessibility index were used to map the spatial pattern of healthcare disparity in the context of service availability, distribution of healthcare facilities, and socioeconomic status across the 18 districts of West Bengal, India. The findings show that in West Bengal, different districts have the widest discrepancies in the various dimensions considered for this research, which require particular attention. According to the healthcare quality and accessibility index, districts in the state's northern and western regions are underdeveloped, which corresponds to a wide variance in total healthcare service quality, accessibility, and socioeconomic position. Puruliya, Maldah, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, and Coochbehar are the districts with the lowest healthcare quality and accessibility, accounting for 28.63% of the total area and housing 17.96 million people who suffer greatly from the poor access to decent healthcare.

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“…As previously mentioned, the indicators positively influence the healthcare service. Equation 1 (below) was applied to normalize the raw weights (Banu & Biswas, 2021;Kumari & Raman, 2021;Majumder, 2021;OECD, 2008).…”

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Understanding regional disparities in healthcare quality and accessibility in West Bengal, India: A multivariate analysis

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“…Healthcare accessibility defines access to health centers and provides better service outcomes (Lakshmi & Sahoo, 2013). Human wellbeing depends on institutional health infrastructure, the availability of doctors and health workers, governance, and logistic support (Banu & Biswas, 2021). In their study, Banu & Biswas (2021) examined that regional disparity largely prevailed in west Bengal, specifically in Border adjacent areas that abridged inhabitants' wellbeing opportunity.…”

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“…In their study, Banu & Biswas (2021) examined that regional disparity largely prevailed in west Bengal, specifically in Border adjacent areas that abridged inhabitants' wellbeing opportunity. Many authors reveal the situational importance of health indicators and the importance of healthcare accessibility (Akthar & Izhar, 1986;Banu & Biswas, 2021;Rekha, 2017). Akthar & Izhar (1986) studied the spatial variation of health infrastructure across India and compared it with Zambia.…”

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Spatial Pattern of Multi-dimensional Regional Disparities in the Level of Socio-economic Development in West Bengal: A Geographical Analysis

Majumder

2021

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Micro-level spatial analysis of the different phenomenon duly associated with human development and also with the wellbeing of a nation. The study is a heart-core attempt to examine the inter-block regional disparity and development by constructing a multi-dimensional approach-based index. The study used thirty-four sub-dimensional variables under the five dimensions, including health, education, economy, socio-demography, and transport. The article used the data of the district statistical handbook of 2013 and census data of 2011. The empirical results of the study confirm the existence of huge inter-regional disparity on multi-dimensional developmental aspects, which drastically hampers the all-round growth and socio-economic development of Jalpaiguri Administrative Dvision (JAD) of West Bengal. The blocks of Khairabari, Darjeeling-Pulbazar, Rngli-rangit, Mirik, Kurseong, Kalimpong I & II are found to be high regional imbalances in the development of education, health, employment, and economy. The study also helps to identify the most backward blocks. It confirms the huge inter-block/district disparities in West Bengal. The study argued that the low developed and high disparities blocks require special attention from policymakers in order to the improvement of overall socio-economic development of the study area. Keywords: Jalpaiguri Administrative Dvision; Multi-dimensonal approach; regional disparity; regional imbalances; socio-economic development Copyright (c) 2021 Geosfera Indonesia and Department of Geography Education, University of Jember This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share A like 4.0 International License

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“…This also implies that the quality of institutions boosted human growth in several developed countries (Ullah et al, 2023). One of the biggest obstacles to obtaining and using primary healthcare services in underdeveloped countries has deteriorated health infrastructure (Banu et al, 2022 ). A sound healthcare system is an excellent sign of human well-being (Dutta et al, 2021 ).…”

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An inter-district analysis of health infrastructure disparities in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

2023

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Achieving socioeconomic growth can be done by enhancing national health. The availability and provision of health infrastructure in an administrative territory affect the health of ordinary people. People's access to healthcare is inversely correlated with the availability of a region's health infrastructure. This study investigates inter-district health infrastructure disparities in the newly created Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir. Using principal component analysis, this study developed a district-level health infrastructure index (HII) for 2018–2019. The study demonstrates the existence of inter-district disparities in the Union Territory's health infrastructure. Regarding health infrastructure, Doda has the highest HII and has been designated a 'developed' district. Doda is followed by Jammu, Kishtwar, Udhampur, Ramban, Samba, Reasi and Kulgam, which also fall into the ‘developed’ districts category. Backward districts include Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch, Budgam, Shopian, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Bandipora, and Anantnag. Srinagar district, with the lowest HII, was identified as the most backward district in the Jammu and Kashmir UT. All of the districts of the Kashmir division, apart from Kulgam, are classified as being ‘backward’ or ‘very backward’. Therefore, it is evident that the Jammu division of UT has a better health infrastructure than the Kashmir division.

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Role of international border on healthcare access in West Bengal, India: A geographical analysis

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Understanding regional disparities in healthcare quality and accessibility in West Bengal, India: A multivariate analysis

Understanding regional disparities in healthcare quality and accessibility in West Bengal, India: A multivariate analysis

Spatial Pattern of Multi-dimensional Regional Disparities in the Level of Socio-economic Development in West Bengal: A Geographical Analysis

An inter-district analysis of health infrastructure disparities in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

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