Socio-economic determinants and reproductive healthcare system in Patna, Bihar

Abstract

Health is one of the most important factors for the growth and development of smart cities in a country. Good health of mother and children is the most precious assets of human being. Being the second largest populated country of the world, India should aim at building strong human resources for the growth of capital formation and economic development. A good healthcare system in general and reproductive healthcare in particular is one that raises the health status of the people and promotes their wellbeing. By making quality healthcare which is accessible and affordable to all is an essential part for the concept of building smart cities. Present study attempts to find out the status of reproductive healthcare in Patna, capital of Bihar which is the third largely populated states of India. The study attempts to examine the reproductive healthcare pattern of the people in Patna by looking into their healthcare services and find out the factors affecting the total actual cost of reproductive healthcare services with respect to pre-delivery, delivery and post delivery expenditure which they actually incurred and also the impact of socio-economic status of the demography on their expenditure on reproductive healthcare.