Present Day Health Care System - Public V/s Private Sector

This report is based on a survey conducted in a city in the State of Punjab, under which one hundred families were selected by randomized selection. These families were then enquired about their opinions on the prevalent conditions in the Government and Private Health setups, their preferences between the two and the reasons for the same. The data collected was organized to depict the prevalent trends. The results of the study indicate that a larger share of people prefer to visit a private care setting for their health needs. The major reasons being lesser time spent in getting a check up in a private clinic, a better attitude of the doctors, better care by the nursing staff, lesser frustration and more known doctors in the private health sector. The factors favoring the Government health setups according to the people, are better doctors in Government hospitals, presence of more facilities compared to private clinics, and lastly but importantly, they are more economical than the private hospitals. These findings have been further elaborated in the report along with some other minor factors influencing the people's choices. The variables that could affect the decision making in this context, like economic well being and education level of the people have also been taken into account.