Healthcare Strategies and Planning for Social Inclusion and D... - 9780323904476

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Healthcare Strategies and Planning for Social Inclusion and DevelopmentVolume 2: Social, Economic, and Health Disparities of Rural Women\nAuthor(s): Basanta Kumara Behera, Ram Prasad, Shyambhavee Behera\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780323904476, 978-0323904476\nSynopsis\nHealthcare Strategies and Planning for Social Inclusion and Development: Volume Two: Social, Economic, and Health Disparities of Rural Women examines rural women, particularly in developing countries, and how social and economic constraints they experience impact their ability to advocate for their own health and impede their access to healthcare. This volume discusses the economic and social barriers rural women confront in exercising their right to health care. It explains how geographical isolation, economic instability, healthcare provider shortages, lack of appropriate funding, resource limitations, and lack of health edu.