Exploring the road to public healthcare accessibility: a qualitative study to understand healthcare utilization among hard-to-reach groups in Kerala, India

• Main Authors: Surya Surendran (Author), Jaison Joseph (Author), Hari Sankar (Author), Gloria Benny (Author), Devaki Nambiar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kerala, a southern state in India, is known to be atypical due to its high literacy rate and advanced social development indicators. Facing competition from a dominant private healthcare system, recent government health system reforms have focused on providing free, high-quality...