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Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities

Unannounced visits were made to health clinics in Bangladesh to determine what proportion of medical professionals were at their assigned post. Averaged over all job categories and types of facility, the absentee rate was 35 percent. The absentee r...

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Main Authors: Chaudhury, Nazmul, Hammer, Jeffrey S.
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
BASIC EDUCATION
CLEANLINESS
CLINICS
DISEASE
DISPENSARIES
DOCTOR
DOCTORS
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNALITIES
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FAMILY PLANNING
FAMILY WELFARE
FEMALE
GENDER
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH CLINICS
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH WORKERS
HOMES
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INTERVENTIONS
LITERACY RATES
LOCAL COMMUNITY
MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL DOCTORS
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
MEDICAL SERVICES
MEDICAL STAFF
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NURSE
NURSES
OUTPATIENT CARE
PARAMEDICS
PATIENTS
PHARMACIST
PHARMACISTS
PHYSICIAN
PHYSICIANS
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
PRACTITIONERS
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROBABILITY
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY OF LIFE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RURAL AREAS
RURAL WOMEN
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SEX
SPOUSES
TRADITIONAL HEALERS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
VACCINATION
VILLAGES
WOMAN
WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
WORKERS
WORKING CONDITIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/17742235/ghost-doctors-absenteeism-rural-bangladeshi-health-facilities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17167

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/17742235/ghost-doctors-absenteeism-rural-bangladeshi-health-facilities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17167

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