The Impact of General Strike on Government Healthcare Delivery in Kerala State in India
Joint Authors
Jacob, Aasems
Weiss, Heidi
Mathew, Aju
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-05-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
General strike (also known as hartal) is used as a mode of protest by organizations and political parties in India.
It is generally thought that hartals negatively impact the healthcare delivery in a society.
We used the Right to Information Act to obtain data from government health centers in Kerala state in India for four hartal days (H-day) and two control days (A-day and B-day) for each H-day, from sixteen health centers including 6 Community Health Center (CHC), 6 Secondary Health Center (SHC), and 4 Tertiary Health Center (THC).
Data on emergency room visits was available for six HCs.
15 HCs had a statistically significant decrease in the number of outpatient visits on H-day.
There was no difference in the number of outpatient visits between the two control days (A and B) in 15 HCs, suggesting the lack of a posthartal surge in visits.
Median decrease in outpatient visits in CHCs, SHCs, and THCs was 50.4%, 59.5%, and 47.4%, respectively.
Hartal did not impact the number of emergency room visits in 6 out of 7 health centers assessed.
Our study identified a significant harmful impact on government healthcare delivery due to hartals in Kerala.
These findings have major public health implications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jacob, Aasems& Weiss, Heidi& Mathew, Aju. 2016. The Impact of General Strike on Government Healthcare Delivery in Kerala State in India. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jacob, Aasems…[et al.]. The Impact of General Strike on Government Healthcare Delivery in Kerala State in India. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108539
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jacob, Aasems& Weiss, Heidi& Mathew, Aju. The Impact of General Strike on Government Healthcare Delivery in Kerala State in India. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108539
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108539