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However, the marginalised populations face significant barriers in accessing timely medical care, which contributes to functional impairment, and reduced quality of life (QoL). Despite this, little is understood about how intersecting marginalities influence access to musculoskeletal care, particularly in low\u2010resource settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore care\u2010seeking pathways, underlying factors, and access constraints among the socioeconomically marginalised women living with RA in rural Kashmir.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Constructivist grounded theory approach of Cathy Charmaz was employed to obtain an in\u2010depth comprehension of the phenomenon under study. Purposive and theoretical sampling strategies were employed to recruit 18 women diagnosed with RA from rural Kashmir. Data were collected through semi\u2010structured interviews and analysed using the constant comparative method, which is well viewed to be the hallmark of the grounded theory approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants sought care from a pluralistic healthcare system involving a variety of untrained, and trained providers, and kept on changing from one provider to another without any restrictive access protocols. Their care\u2010seeking trajectories usually began with self\u2010medication, home\u2010based remedies, traditional healers, spiritual intervention and local medicates. Conventional medical care was considered as the last resort, undertaken following a prolonged delay, and only when all other options proved ineffective. These care\u2010seeking choices were largely influenced by illness\/treatment perception, cultural norms, accessibility, affordability and organizational dynamics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The delayed transition to formal healthcare highlights the need for strengthening health(care) awareness, affordability, and rural health infrastructure to ensure timely, equitable and culturally sensitive care for the vulnerable.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/msc.70139","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,9]],"date-time":"2025-06-09T00:20:28Z","timestamp":1749428428000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The Marginalised Women and Their Pathways to Arthritis Care in Kashmir, India: A Grounded Theory 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