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Table 2 Causes of sub-optimal access (providers and communities)

From: Why are they “unreached”? Macro and Meso determinants of health care access in hard to reach areas of Odisha, India

Community

Frontline health workers

Belief in natural resources

Lack of awareness

Traditional MCH practices

Traditional practices

Ethno-linguistic barriers

Ethno-linguistic barriers

Lack of trust on public health system

Non-acceptance of the communities

Opportunity cost to access care

Transport and safety issues

Geographic hurdles

Geographic hurdles