• Yashmine Tabasoom

Abstract: Parseya village comes under District Lakhimpur Kheri of Uttar Pradesh. The village is located close to the Indo- Nepal border and is inhabited by Rana Tharu, notified as Scheduled tribes in 1967. They are the largest of the five scheduled tribes of the Uttar Pradesh state and are residing in Tarai at the foothills of Himalayas in U.P. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to collect data. Due to their residence in remote border areas, accessing healthcare becomes difficult for them, which makes them vulnerable to various health issues. The objective of the paper is to highlight the complications faced by the Tharu in accessing healthcare services. Also to provide valuable insights to improve the health care including availability, affordability, accessibility, effectiveness and satisfaction according to the people. The paper will also suggest the state government to provide healthcare to the Tharu living in the areas which is not easily accessible considering their social and cultural background keeping in mind their regional context. As it is observed that people’s behaviour, attitudes and beliefs towards illness pain and wellbeing as a whole have important implications for healthcare.

Tharu, health, healthcare, problems

"IMPROVING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AMONG THARU OF LAKHIMPUR KHERI DISTRICT, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.612-618, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806683.pdf

"IMPROVING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AMONG THARU OF LAKHIMPUR KHERI DISTRICT, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp612-618, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806683.pdf