Table 2.

Barriers to delivery of palliative care reported by government and nongovernment palliative care providers in Kerala, India (n=200)

GO PCPs (n=100) (%)

Lack of volunteers (80)

Lack of physicians with training in palliative care (79)

Lack of access to specialist expertise (30)

Difficulty with access to remote areas (23)

NGO PCPs (n=100) (%)

Lack of adequate funding (70)

Lack of permanent physicians (50)

Lack of volunteers (46)

Lack of medicines (40)

Lack of permanent building (30)

Difficulty with access to remote areas (29)

PCPs: Palliative care providers, GO: Government, NGO: Non-GO