ABSTRACT

Background: With 30,813 primary health centers (PHCs) and 157,921 sub-centers, India has a considerable public health infrastructure that serves the country's 72.2% rural population. A primary health care service is an approach to health that considers the community as a whole and aims to maintain the highest degree of health and wellbeing. Aim: The goal of the study was to evaluate and identify any relationships between the use of primary healthcare services and particular demographic factors. Methods: 384 people were recruited, and the households were chosen using a stratified random sample technique. A self-structured checklist was used to evaluate how often community members used basic healthcare services. Results: One-fifth of the studied population did not use primary health care services at the PHC level, according to the study. Conclusion: The study shed light on the shortcomings of some of the primary health center's services as well as the barriers that locals may have in accessing these services. These services might be expanded with the aid of improved healthcare facilities. Also, it provides insight into the route towards increasing consumption of primary health care services. Key words: Utilization, Primary health centre, Primary health care service, Rural areas, Community people
Publication date: 15/06/2023

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.6.1071