Open AccessFacilitators and barriers of service utilization: Perspectives of stakeholders in a family health center of central Kerala - A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Sajna Mathumkunnath Vijayan,
Safa Puliyakkadi,
Swathi Chalil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_995_20
Subject(s) - focus group , qualitative research , nursing , health care , thematic analysis , medicine , population , health facility , family medicine , business , environmental health , health services , economic growth , sociology , marketing , social science , economics
Transformation of Primary Health Centers to Family Health Centers (FHC) in Kerala is a new movement. It is important to study the perspectives of stakeholders about it so that strengthening of the facilitators and tackling the barriers can be done.