SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF RURAL HEALTH STATUS IN BARDHAMAN DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL: A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE
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This paper presents a study on the spatial dynamics of the rural health condition in Bardhaman district, West Bengal on four Community Development (CD) Blocks-Kalna I, Katwa II, Galsi II and Raina I. The paper follows a qualitative-descriptive and spatial-analytical approach to the study and uses the secondary data available and field observations using the firsthand direct observation and GIS-based mapping of the selected 110 pre-selected strategic observation points of habitation cluster and the health infrastructure facilities in rural areas. Main parameters that were considered are distance to health facilities, the condition of infrastructures, accessibility to maternal and child health services and quality of sanitation. This provides strong spatial differences in the analysis: the majority of settlements fall in a radius of 1-3 km around health centres, but 11.8% are found further than 5 km of the centres. No more than 41.8% of health infrastructure is functioning with full capacity and routine maternal and child healthcare services are palatable in less than 50% of the places. There is also a negligible sanitation infrastructure with only 30% of places having the appropriate toilet and drainage mechanism.
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