Santal Women and the Health Care Regime : Pandemic, Predicament and Access

This book explores the access to healthcare service during a global pandemic by rural ethnic women of Bangladesh. The authors consider different dimensions of accessibility such as- physical access, financial access, health behaviour and different socio-cultural factors of access, and attempts to explore the degree of access to healthcare of rural ethnic women from Santal tribe in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. This exploration is likely to be helpful for healthcare providing organizations, international donor agencies, policy makers, and future researchers of gender studies, social policy, development studies among other fields. A Glimpse Ahead Acknowledgments Contents List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1: Preface Healthcare Accessibility in the New Normal Women’s Healthcare from an Intersectional Perspective Conceptual Perplexity: Public Health, Public Healthcare, and Public Healthcare Services Explication of Accessibility in Healthcare Literature The Research Terrain Sociological Case-Study Design Outline of the Book References Chapter 2: Equality and Inclusivity in the Healthcare System of Bangladesh Who Has Healthcare Access in Bangladesh? The Structure of Bangladesh’s Healthcare Delivery System Private Healthcare Providers in Bangladesh Unraveling the Challenges of the Healthcare System in Bangladesh References Chapter 3: Healthcare Access and Ethnic Women’s Right to Health: A Void in the Literature Theoretical Models on Access to Healthcare: A Critical Analysis Levesque’s Conceptual Framework of Access to Health Ronald Andersen’s Healthcare Utilization Model Kimberlé Crenshaw’s Intersectionality Ethnic Healthcare in the Current Scholarships Underlying Research Gaps References Chapter 4: Healthcare on the Margins: Santal Women’s Access Through an Intersectional Lens Access to Healthcare: To What Extent and How? Access to Healthcare Across Gender and Ethnicity Health Literacy, Stigma, and Fear Adapting to the New Normal Amidst COVID-19 Vaccination and Health Consciousness Conclusion References Chapter 5: Unveiling Santal Women’s Healthcare Challenges During the Pandemic The Institutional Impediments to Santal Women’s Health Missing from the Radar: Identifying the Invisible Vulnerable The Struggle with Medicine Scarcity Healing Hands in Short Supply: The Challenge of Health Provider Shortage Paying the Price: Santal Women’s Financial Hurdles and Dilemmas Financial Accessibility to Healthcare During COVID-19 Institutional Support in Healthcare Financing Language and Communication Barrier Challenges in Accessing Telemedicine Service Conclusion References Chapter 6: Unlocking New Perspectives: Lessons and Future Avenues Enriching Academic Discourse Policy Suggestions Scope for Future Research Conclusion References Index