| Author | Hossain, Maharufa |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-98-08 |
| Subject(s) | Health facilities--Thailand--Pathum Thani
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | "Primary health care for all by the year 2,000", the objective of WHO, may be a utopian dream for the developing world because of inadequate health care facilities are often inaccessible, especially by poor living in the urban areas. The slum and squatter dwellers represent the poor communities in the urban area, who often can not have basic means of life, which gradually impacts on their health condition. The overall objective of the study is to evaluate the relationship between the existing living conditions of squatter settlements, disease occurrence and the use of health care facilities and provide recommendations to improve the health care facilities. The survey method adopted for the research includes household questionnaire survey, group interviews and observation checklist. The target groups are the squatter dwellers and the stakeholders include the Provincial Authorities, private and government health service providers. The study was conducted in three squatter settlements in Pathumthani Province, on the northern periphery of Bangkok. One of these settlements is along a canal and two are along a highway. According to the findings of the study, existing basic services are unsafe and also inappropriate for the dweller's use. All these existing services have possible risk of disease occurrence but it is not predominant in these studied settlements. There are also some higher income people living in these settlements with higher educational qualification but almost all are using similar kinds of health care services during their illness. So, income and education have no impact on their health care behavior in these studied settlements. The users of health care facilities attach highest priority to the opening and waiting times in the available services. These available health care services should place priority on accessibility for all walks of life that will make it possible to have primary health care for all. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Sheng, Yap Kioe; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Morishita, Hideharu ;Kaew Nualchwee; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | ADB (Asian Development Banlc), Japan; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998 |