SHAKTHI: Studying Healthcare Accessibility among Kothi, Transgender, and Hijra Individuals

Bhattacharya will discuss critical issues related to health care access for marginalized communities, with a particular focus on Hijra, Kothi, and transgender (HKT) individuals in Kolkata, India. Topics to be addressed include barriers such as affordability, acceptance, accommodation and accessibility that HKT individuals encounter when seeking health care. Also included in the talk is the development of a comprehensive health care access index and the use of spatial analysis to identify disparities among HKT communities.