Inter District Disparities in Health Infrastructure Development in Kashmir: A Principal Component Analysis

Economics

Health is a state of physical, mental and social wellbeing in which disease and infirmity are absent. Generally, the context in which an individual lives is of great importance. It is increasingly recognized that health is maintained and improved not only through the advancement of health science but also through the development of health infrastructure. The current study is an attempt to analyze the development of this health infrastructure in the districts of the Kashmir. The study was based on secondary data. The study uses Principal Component Analysis for the investigation of the data and a health infrastructure development index was constructed for all the districts. The study finds that there is a huge inequality in the health infrastructure development among the districts of the Kashmir valley. Only 10 percent districts have come under highly developed category, 50 percent districts have come under developed category, 20 percent districts have come under backward category and 20 percent districts have come under highly backward category.

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