Demand-side assessment of Primary Health Care in Chhattisgarh

Overview

Current global health policy discourse emphasizes on primary health care to achieve the mandate of universal health coverage. In India, the National Health Policy 2017 and the subsequent roll out of Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres brought comprehensive primary health care (CPHC) to centre stage.

While an understanding of supply-side factors is important, there is also a need to gain understanding of different factors that directly or indirectly affect the demand for health-care services. This study explores the factors that affect individuals' decisions to seek health-care services and choose among different providers. It provides the potential demand-side measures to reduce unmet needs, including lessons for CPHC.