Santal Women and the Health Care Regime: Pandemic, Predicament and Access

A Glimpse Ahead
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Preface
	Healthcare Accessibility in the New Normal
	Women’s Healthcare from an Intersectional Perspective
	Conceptual Perplexity: Public Health, Public Healthcare, and Public Healthcare Services
	Explication of Accessibility in Healthcare Literature
	The Research Terrain
		Sociological Case-Study Design
	Outline of the Book
	References
Chapter 2: Equality and Inclusivity in the Healthcare System of Bangladesh
	Who Has Healthcare Access in Bangladesh?
	The Structure of Bangladesh’s Healthcare Delivery System
	Private Healthcare Providers in Bangladesh
	Unraveling the Challenges of the Healthcare System in Bangladesh
	References
Chapter 3: Healthcare Access and Ethnic Women’s Right to Health: A Void in the Literature
	Theoretical Models on Access to Healthcare: A Critical Analysis
		Levesque’s Conceptual Framework of Access to Health
		Ronald Andersen’s Healthcare Utilization Model
		Kimberlé Crenshaw’s Intersectionality
	Ethnic Healthcare in the Current Scholarships
	Underlying Research Gaps
	References
Chapter 4: Healthcare on the Margins: Santal Women’s Access Through an Intersectional Lens
	Access to Healthcare: To What Extent and How?
	Access to Healthcare Across Gender and Ethnicity
	Health Literacy, Stigma, and Fear
	Adapting to the New Normal Amidst COVID-19
	Vaccination and Health Consciousness
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 5: Unveiling Santal Women’s Healthcare Challenges During the Pandemic
	The Institutional Impediments to Santal Women’s Health
		Missing from the Radar: Identifying the Invisible Vulnerable
		The Struggle with Medicine Scarcity
		Healing Hands in Short Supply: The Challenge of Health Provider Shortage
	Paying the Price: Santal Women’s Financial Hurdles and Dilemmas
		Financial Accessibility to Healthcare During COVID-19
		Institutional Support in Healthcare Financing
	Language and Communication Barrier
	Challenges in Accessing Telemedicine Service
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 6: Unlocking New Perspectives: Lessons and Future Avenues
	Enriching Academic Discourse
	Policy Suggestions
	Scope for Future Research
	Conclusion
	References
Index