Public and Private Sector
According to National Family Health Survey-3, the private medical sector remains the primary source of health care for the majority of households in both urban areas (70 percent) and rural areas (63 percent) of India. Reliance on public and private health care sector vary significantly between states. Several reasons are cited for relying on private rather than public sector; the topmost reason at national level is poor quality of care in public sector, with more than 57% households pointing to this as the reason for the preference of private heath care. Other major reasons are distance of the public sector facility, long waiting time, and inconvenient hours of operation.
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