Year: 2023 | Month: October | Volume: 13 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 332-352
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20231045
An Analysis of the Distribution of Healthcare Facilities, the Population, and the Health Workforce in the Kasaragod District on a Taluk-By-Taluk Basis
Sudha P1, Dr. Dasharatha P Angadi2
1Research student, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, India
2Professor, Department of Geography, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, India
Corresponding Author: Sudha P
ABSTRACT
Background: The spatial distribution of health care services in the Kasaragod area in relation to the regional population is emphasised in this study. A society's progress towards human development can be seen in the advancement of its improved health care system, educational system, and long-life expectancy. By examining the quantity of healthcare facilities and the healthcare workforce it can be seen that the Kasaragod district's healthcare system has not advanced.
Methods: The approaches utilised here to understand the deficiencies of healthcare in general are Location Quotient, Equal Count, Logarithmic Scale Method, Percentage, etc.
Result: This analysis demonstrates that there are not enough healthcare facilities and health workers in this district depending on the population. The research of the location quotient reveals that the taluks of Vellarikund and Manjeshwaram have fewer medical facilities. But Hosdurg and the Kasaragod taluk have a concentration of healthcare facilities. There are numerous multispecialty hospitals in Mangalore, Karnataka. Manjeshwaram Taluk, which is adjacent, offers subpar medical services.
Conclusion: The entire community in Kasaragod district is pleading with the government for medical development, including the establishment of AIIMS hospital and the prompt completion of the building and operation of the medical college, due to the shortcomings of the healthcare system in this area. The government should grant this community's need for justice and sanction it in order to enhance society. For flourishing the society, the government must grant this community's reasonable needs and acknowledgment.
Key words: spatial distribution, health care facility, Location quotient, Density, Logarithmic scale method.