INDIA - Survey on Health Care July - June 1995-96, NSS 52nd Round

Medical treatment : A person will be considered to have received medical treatment if he/she has consulted a doctor any where ( in OPD of a hospital, community health centre, primary health centre/sub-centre, dispensary, doctor's chamber, private residence etc.) and obtained medical advice on his ailment. The doctor consulted may follow any system of medicine, viz. allopathic, homeopathic, ayurvedic, unani, hakimi or some other recognised system. Self doctoring or acting on the advice of a non-medical person will not be treated as treatment. Medicine: Drugs or preparations used for treating an ailment are considered as medicine. For the survey, medicine will include such liquids, syrups, pills, tablets, capsules, injections, ointment, drips etc.