Utilization of Heath Care: Factors Affecting Utilization of Health Care in Rural Areas of Jorhat District of Assam

To examine the use of health service for treatment in rural areas of Jorhat district, a cross sectional household survey was conducted with a sample of 242. As the population increases with the limited resources government alone cannot cater the health of whole population. Private health sector is equally important for the improvement of health of the people. In view of this present study was planned to examine the utilization of health care facility. This study was done particularly in rural areas, so private facilities were not available nearer to them. Most of the respondents were belong to lower income group, as they cannot afford the huge medical expenses of private hospitals. A binary logit model has been used to determine the factors influence the utilisation of public health facility.