title: Dignity of women patients in health clinics.
abstract: This essay draws attention to violations of privacy and confidentiality in healthcare. It argues that such violations are experienced not only by rural women and beneficiaries of government health services but also by better-off women in private clinics in urban areas. It is possible that the occasional reports of such violations represent a fraction of the actual number of such incidents. There is an urgent need to recognise the problem and take corrective measures.
authors: Indian Institute of Health Management Research, 1 Prabhudayal Marg, Sanganer, Jaipur 302 011 India. neetu@iihmr.org
authors: Neetu
authors: N
authors: Purohit
authors: Dipti
authors: D
authors: Govil
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018907:Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*