Exploring The Healthcare- seeking Patterns of Muslim Women in Urban Slums of Bhagalpur
Abstract
Healthcare-seeking behaviour of the women, especially Muslim women especially those who live in the urban slums of India, is an imperative subject of inquiry in the cross section of gender, religion, and the population health. This research explored the issue of healthcare seeking and barriers to addressing the healthcare problem among the urban slums of Bhagalpur, Bihar, of Muslim women. Factor analysis of a cross-sectional survey of 384 participants found three dimensions of barriers (explaining 60.35 out of variance) Socio-Cultural Barriers (29.10), Economic and Physical Barriers (19.70) and Health System and Information Barriers (11.55). Correlation analysis established that education (r =.401, p
Fields of Study & Subjects
Public Health and Social Inequalities
Gender
Health
and Social Inequality
Healthcare Systems and Reforms
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Social Science Research (IJSSR)
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 52–65
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN