Telemedicine and Its Adoption among Rural Women in India

Babita Bhardwaj and Anindita Paul
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Babita Bhardwaj: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Anindita Paul: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

No 548, Working papers from Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

Abstract: WHO declared health a "Fundamental Right" on Human Rights Day 2017. Everyone should have access to the health care they need, when they need it irrespective of age, gender, educational level and financial status. The Primary Health Centre (PHC) is the main point of contact between villages and the healthcare service, which lacks employees and equipment. India's rural population, which depends entirely on primary health centres to provide their healthcare needs, was 64.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank's collection of development indicators. Health assistants are lacking in PHC in India by 71.9%. Compared to men, women face different healthcare issues and are more likely to develop certain disorders and diseases such as menopause, pregnancy, breast cancer, and cervical cancer. Cervical carcinoma, one of the most common and dreaded illnesses affecting women, accounts for 16% of all cervical cancer cases worldwide in India. According to the Civil Registration Report 2020, around 45% of fatalities are attributable to a lack of adequate medical services. Telemedicine provides specialized care to those who cannot obtain crucial healthcare due to distance. It decreases travel time, enabling women and girls to access treatment along with handling home responsibilities. Many Sociotechnical factors ranging from Technology, Social, education are identified as one affecting patients' adoption of mHealth tools. Through Inductive qualitative research we have made an attempt to identify factors affecting telemedicine adoption among rural women.

Keywords: Telemedicine; Rural; Women; Healthcare; ICT; Digital India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5 pages
Date: 2022-11
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