Author: Sanaullah Panezai
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Diss. no.RD-17-01
Year: 2017
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (Ph. D.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2017
Examination Committee: Mokbul Morshed Ahmad (Chairperson); Jayant Kumar Routray, Philippe Doneys, Bimal Kanti Paul(Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: decades after the Alma Ata Cqnference, where the WHO f01warded its gender policy in 2002 which emphasized gender mainstreaming in health care through legislation on policy making and designing programs. This disse1iation attempts to contribute to the body of knowledge by assessing the gender differences in access to and utilization of PHC services in response to the PHC needs of men and women, and associated factors at the basic health unit (BHU) level in Pakistan. This study used a mix of quantitative and qualitative approaches. A cross-sectional survey was conducted for data collection. The Penchansky and Thomas model of access and Anderson’s Behavioral Model of Health Services .Use were used to explore gerider differences in access to and utilization of PHC services and associated factors. To avoid development bias, out of 30 districts in Balochistan Province, the moderately developed Pishin district was selected as the study area. This dissertation uses both primary and secondary data. A structured questionnaire was used as the major tool along with semistructured interviews. Two-stage sampling technique was used for this research. In the first stage, ten BHUs were selected out of a total of 29 BHUs in four tehsils of Pishin District following the propo11ionate basis. In the second stage, following simple random sampling, 302 respondents (172 women and 130 men) were selected through random numbers table. For quantitative analysis, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used whereas, narrative statements and theoretical thematic analysis were used for analyzing qualitative data. The results indicate gender differences in access to PHC services as well as the associated factors. The women (56.94%) accessed PHC services more than the men (48.8%). Differences were also found in the non-utilization of PHC services, where 51.2% of men and 43.1 % of women had not accessed BHU services during their previous three instances of requiring health care. The findings revealed that women accessed PHC services mor
Scholarship Donor(s): University ofBalochistan Quetta; Pakistan – AIT Fellowship
Note: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Regional and Rural Development Planning
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